The RMR Group Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: RMR) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Adam Portnoy, President and Chief Executive Officer, made the following statement regarding today’s announcement:

“The RMR Group’s second quarter results continue to demonstrate the stability of our revenue base and the ability of our platform to deliver strong operating margins. We remain focused on growing our business with existing client companies. Also, our strong balance sheet, which includes significant cash and no indebtedness, may allow us to consider strategic opportunities to further diversify our revenue sources.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Highlights:

• As of March 31, 2016, The RMR Group Inc. had approximately $22.0 billion of assets under management.
• The RMR Group Inc. earned real estate business and property management services revenues (excluding reimbursable payroll and related costs as well as advisory services revenues) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from the following sources (dollars in thousands):

• For the three months ended March 31, 2016, net income was $15.7 million and net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. was $6.1 million, or $0.38 per share.

• For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Adjusted EBITDA was $23.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 55.2%.
• As of March 31, 2016, The RMR Group Inc. had cash and cash equivalents of $70.6 million and no indebtedness.

Summary Results for the Quarter and Six Months Ended March 31, 2016:

Total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 were $48.3 million. Net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 was $6.1 million, or $0.38 per share. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 was $23.1 million.

Total revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2016 were $158.5 million. Net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. for the six months ended March 31, 2016 were $23.2 million, or $1.45 per share. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended March 31, 2016 was $46.4 million (excluding $62.3 million of incentive management fees earned during the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2015).

Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of revenues determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, to Adjusted Revenues and of net income determined in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as well as a calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin appear later in this press release.

Comparisons of The RMR Group Inc.’s revenues, Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and net income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 to the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 are presented later in this press release. However, when considering the financial data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 in comparison to the financial data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, investors should note that the businesses which now comprise the Company were privately owned by ABP Trust or its owners until June 5, 2015 and that The RMR Group Inc. did not become a publicly listed company until December 14, 2015. Prior to the reorganization which created the Company on June 5, 2015 and the public listing on December 14, 2015, the Company’s assets, structure and operations differed in several respects and such differences impact period to period comparisons. For further information regarding the reorganization and related changes, see The RMR Group Inc.’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, or SEC, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 18, 2015, the Proxy Statement filed on January 22, 2016, and the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus) for the public distribution of the Company’s shares dated November 16, 2015, which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

Dividends:

On April 13, 2016, The RMR Group Inc. declared a cash dividend on its shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B-1 Common Stock payable to its shareholders in the amount of $0.2993 per share, which represents a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 ($1.00 per share per year) plus a pro rata dividend of $0.0493 for the period from December 14, 2015 (the date the public distribution of The RMR Group Inc.’s shares was completed) to December 31, 2015. This dividend will be paid on or about May 19, 2016 to RMR’s shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 25, 2016.

Conference Call:

At 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, President and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Portnoy, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Matt Jordan, will host a conference call to discuss The RMR Group Inc.’s fiscal second quarter 2016 financial results.

The conference call telephone number is (877) 329-4297. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (412) 317-5435. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. To access the replay, dial (412) 317-0088. The replay pass code is 10084426.

The RMR Group Inc. is a holding company and substantially all of its business is conducted by its majority-owned subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC. The RMR Group LLC is an alternative asset management company that primarily provides management services to publicly traded REITs and real estate operating companies. As of March 31, 2016, The RMR Group LLC had approximately $22 billion of real estate assets under management including more than 1,300 properties and employed over 400 real estate professionals in 25 offices throughout the United States; the companies managed by The RMR Group LLC collectively had over 50,000 employees. The RMR Group Inc. is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “OUTLOOK”, “BELIEVE”, “EXPECT”, “POTENTIAL”, “WILL”, “MAY”, “ESTIMATE”, “ANTICIPATE”, DERIVATIVES OR NEGATIVES OF SUCH WORDS OR COMPARABLE WORDS. OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON OUR PRESENT BELIEFS OR EXPECTATIONS. HOWEVER, OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT OCCUR FOR VARIOUS REASONS, INCLUDING SOME REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. FOR EXAMPLE:

• MR. PORTNOY’S STATEMENT THAT THE SECOND QUARTER RESULTS DEMONSTRATED THE STABILITY OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S REVENUE BASE AND THE ABILITY OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S PLATFORM TO DELIVER STRONG OPERATING MARGINS IS BASED UPON THE FACT THAT THE RMR GROUP INC. PROVIDES SERVICES TO SEVERAL CLIENT COMPANIES AND THAT THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CONTRACTS WITH SOME OF THESE CLIENT COMPANIES ARE LONG TERM. HOWEVER, NOT ALL OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT CONTRACTS ARE LONG TERM AND EVEN THE RMR GROUP INC.’S LONG TERM CLIENT CONTRACTS MAY BE TERMINATED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO, THE RMR GROUP INC.’S MANAGEMENT FEES ARE BASED IN LARGE PART ON THE VALUE OF ASSETS OWNED BY THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT COMPANIES, THE MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT COMPANIES OR THE REVENUES REALIZED BY THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT COMPANIES. THE LOSS OF ANY OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT CONTRACTS OR A DECLINE IN THE ASSETS, MARKET CAPITALIZATION OR REVENUES OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CLIENT COMPANIES MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE RMR GROUP INC.’S REVENUES AND MATERIALLY REDUCE THE RMR GROUP INC.’S OPERATING MARGINS AND CASH FLOWS.
• MR. PORTNOY ALSO STATES THAT THE RMR GROUP INC. REMAINS FOCUSED ON GROWING ITS BUSINESS WITH EXISTING CLIENT COMPANIES AND MAY CONSIDER WAYS TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY ITS REVENUE SOURCES. INCREASING BUSINESS WITH THE RMR GROUP INC.’S EXISTING CLIENT COMPANIES MAY NOT OCCUR. IN FACT, THE RMR GROUP INC. MAY REALIZE REDUCED REVENUES FROM ITS EXISTING CLIENT COMPANIES IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE RMR GROUP INC. WILL BE ABLE TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY ITS REVENUE SOURCES OR THAT THE REVENUES IT MAY RECEIVE FROM ANY STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IT MAY MAKE WILL INCREASE PROFITS OR CASH FLOWS TO THE RMR GROUP INC.
• THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT THE RMR GROUP INC.’S REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND IS $0.25 PER SHARE FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2016. ALL FUTURE DIVIDENDS WILL BE DECLARED AND PAID WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO DECLARE AND PAY FUTURE DIVIDENDS, THE RMR GROUP INC.’S BOARD MAY TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE RMR GROUP INC.’S CURRENT AND PROJECTED EARNINGS, CASH FLOWS AND ALTERNATIVE USES FOR ANY AVAILABLE CASH. THE RMR GROUP INC. BOARD MAY DECIDE TO LOWER OR EVEN ELIMINATE THE RMR GROUP INC.’S DIVIDENDS THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE RMR GROUP INC. WILL CONTINUE TO PAY ANY REGULAR DIVIDENDS OR WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS IT MAY PAY.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE RMR GROUP INC.’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE “SEC,” INCLUDING UNDER THE CAPTION “RISK FACTORS” IN THE RMR GROUP INC.’S PERIODIC REPORTS, OR INCORPORATED THEREIN, IDENTIFIES OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE DIFFERENCES FROM THE RMR GROUP INC.’S FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE RMR GROUP INC.’S FILINGS WITH THE SEC ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.

THE RMR GROUP INC. UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

(1) Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures calculated as presented in the tables above. The RMR Group Inc. considers Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to be appropriate measures of its operating performance, along with net income, net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., operating income and cash flow from operating activities. The RMR Group Inc. believes that Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as income tax and depreciation expenses, incentive business management fees, other asset amortization, transaction and acquisition related costs, certain separation expenses and unrealized gains attributable to changes in fair value of stock accounted for under the fair value option, Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may facilitate a comparison of current operating performance with RMR’s historical operating performance and with the performance of other asset management businesses. Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to total revenues, net income, net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., operating income or cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of The RMR Group Inc.’s needs. These measures should be considered in conjunction with total revenues, net income, net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc., operating income and cash flow from operating activities as presented in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows. Also, other asset management businesses may calculate Adjusted Revenues, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin differently than The RMR Group Inc. does.

Contacts

The RMR Group Inc.
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8230
Senior Vice President