Exhibit 99.2














Supplemental Operating and Financial Data
for the three months ended March 31, 2015


Table of Contents
 
 
Page
Company Overview
Financial and Portfolio Overview
Financial Summary
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Debt Summary
Portfolio Summary
 
Property Summary
Top Ten Tenants by Annualized Base Rent
Leasing Summary
Definitions



Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks include, without limitation: adverse economic or real estate developments in the retail industry or the markets in which Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. operates; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants; increased interest rates and operating costs; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.'s failure to obtain necessary outside financing on favorable terms or at all; changes in the availability of additional acquisition opportunities; Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.'s inability to successfully complete real estate acquisitions or successfully operate acquired properties and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.'s failure to qualify or maintain its status as a REIT. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties that could impact Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.'s future results, performance or transactions, see the reports filed by Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Company Overview
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment company focused on acquiring and managing income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers. Wheeler’s portfolio contains well-located, potentially dominant retail properties in secondary and tertiary markets that generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns, with a particular emphasis on grocery-anchored retail centers. Wheeler’s common stock, Series B convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants trade publicly on the Nasdaq under the symbols “WHLR”, “WHLRP” and “WHLRW”, respectively.
Corporate Headquarters
 
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
 
Riversedge North
 
2529 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
 
Phone: (757) 627-9088
Toll Free: (866) 203-4864
 
Email: info@whlr.us
 
Website: www.whlr.us
 
 
 
Executive Management
 
Jon S. Wheeler - Chairman & CEO
 
Steven M. Belote - CFO
 
Robin A. Hanisch - Secretary
 
David R. Kelly - Senior VP & Director of Acquisitions
 
Jeffrey B. Parker - Director of Leasing
 
 
 
Board of Directors
 
Jon S. Wheeler, Chairman
William W. King
Christopher J. Ettel
Carl B. McGowan, Jr.
Warren D. Harris
Ann L. McKinney
David Kelly
Jeffrey M. Zwerdling
 
 
Investor Relations Contact
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Equity Group Inc.
800 Third Avenue, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Adam Prior, Senior Vice President
Phone: (212) 836-9606, aprior@equityny.com
Terry Downs, Associate
Phone: (212) 836-9615, tdowns@equityny.com
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
www.computershare.com


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Financial and Portfolio Overview
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Financial Results
 
Net loss attributable to Wheeler REIT common stockholders
$
(6,263,036
)
Net loss per basic and diluted share
$
(0.80
)
Funds from operations (FFO)
$
(986,705
)
FFO per common share and Operating Partnership ("OP") unit
$
(0.20
)
Core FFO
$
(1,028,457
)
Core FFO per common share and OP unit
$
(0.09
)
 
 
Assets
 
Investment Properties, net (less accumulated depreciation and amortization)
$
163,265,867

Total Assets
$
288,004,189

Debt to Total Assets
51.3
%
 
 
Market Capitalization
 
Common shares outstanding
7,841,196

OP units outstanding
3,517,563

Total common shares and OP units
11,358,759

Range of common stock closing prices for the first quarter 2015
$2.29-$4.05

Common stock closing price at first quarter end

$2.29

Total number of Series B preferred shares
1,595,900

Range of Series B preferred closing prices for the first quarter 2015
$18.85-$24.22

Series B preferred closing price at first quarter end

$23.90

Total debt
$
147,634,250

Common Stock market capitalization (as of March 31, 2015 closing stock price)
$
17,956,339

 
 
Portfolio Summary
 
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA)
2,029,073 sq. ft.

Occupancy Rate
95.8
%
Annualized Base Rent
$
18,150,701

Total number of leases signed or renewed during the first quarter of 2015
10

Total sq. ft. leases signed or renewed during the first quarter of 2015
88,825 sq. ft.






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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS:
 
 
 
Investment properties, net
$
163,265,867

 
$
152,250,986

Cash and cash equivalents
80,958,326

 
9,969,748

Rents and other tenant receivables, net
2,114,898

 
1,985,466

Goodwill
7,004,072

 
7,004,072

Deferred costs and other assets, net
34,661,026

 
29,272,096

Total Assets
$
288,004,189

 
$
200,482,368

LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Loans payable
$
147,634,250

 
$
141,450,143

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
7,211,725

 
5,908,798

Total Liabilities
154,845,975

 
147,358,941

Commitments and contingencies
—

 
—

Series C mandatorily convertible cumulative preferred stock (no par value,
100,000 shares authorized, 93,000 and no shares issued and oustanding,
respectively)
87,510,354

 
—

EQUITY:
 
 
 
Series A preferred stock (no par value, 4,500 shares authorized, 1,809 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)
1,458,050

 
1,458,050

Series B convertible preferred stock (no par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 1,595,900 and 1,648,900 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)
36,608,768

 
37,620,254

Common stock ($0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 7,841,196 and 7,512,979 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)
78,411

 
75,129

Additional paid-in capital
32,197,918

 
31,077,060

Accumulated deficit
(34,607,083
)
 
(27,660,234
)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
35,736,064

 
42,570,259

Noncontrolling interests
9,911,796

 
10,553,168

Total Equity
45,647,860

 
53,123,427

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
288,004,189

 
$
200,482,368



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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(unaudited)
TOTAL REVENUES
$
5,752,141

 
$
3,664,152

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
Property operations
1,632,179

 
923,182

Non-REIT management and leasing services
369,775

 
—

Depreciation and amortization
3,236,484

 
1,785,602

Provision for credit losses
47,198

 
—

Corporate general & administrative
2,311,230

 
832,318

Total Operating Expenses
7,596,866

 
3,541,102

Operating Income
(1,844,725
)
 
123,050

Interest expense
(2,378,464
)
 
(1,368,938
)
Net Loss
(4,223,189
)
 
(1,245,888
)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(462,376
)
 
(87,252
)
Net Loss Attributable to Wheeler REIT
(3,760,813
)
 
(1,158,636
)
Preferred stock dividends
(2,502,223
)
 
(40,703
)
Net Loss Attributable to Wheeler REIT
Common Shareholders
$
(6,263,036
)
 
$
(1,199,339
)
Loss per share:
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted
$
(0.80
)
 
$
(0.17
)
Weighted-average number of shares:
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted
7,806,467

 
7,185,550







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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
FFO and Core FFO
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(unaudited)
Total FFO
$
(986,705
)
 
$
539,714

Preferred stock dividends
(2,502,223
)
 
(40,703
)
Preferred stock accretion adjustments
1,211,202

 
—

Total FFO available to common shareholders and common unitholders
(2,277,726
)
 
499,011

Acquisition costs
653,242

 
57,000

Share-based compensation
45,000

 
—

Loan cost amortization
486,198

 
86,831

Above (below) market lease amortization
195,729

 
(23,304
)
Tenant improvement reserves
(59,500
)
 
—

Recurring capital expenditures
(71,400
)
 
—

Total Core FFO
$
(1,028,457
)
 
$
619,538

 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Common Shares
7,806,467

 
7,185,550

Weighted Average Common Units
3,540,576

 
2,008,338

Total Common Shares and Units
11,347,043

 
9,193,888

FFO per Common Share and Common Units
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.05

Core FFO per Common Share and Common Units
$
(0.09
)
 
$
0.07


Property Net Operating Income
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(unaudited)
Property Revenues
$
5,430,950

 
$
3,664,152

Property Expenses
1,632,179

 
923,182

Property Net Operating Income
3,798,771

 
2,740,970

Asset Management and Commission Revenue
321,191

 
—

Non-REIT management and leasing services
369,775

 
—

Depreciation and amortization
3,236,484

 
1,785,602

Provision for credit losses
47,198

 
—

Corporate general & administrative
2,311,230

 
832,318

Total Other Operating Expenses
5,964,687

 
2,617,920

Interest Expense
2,378,464

 
1,368,938

Net Loss
$
(4,223,189
)
 
$
(1,245,888
)

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EBITDA
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(unaudited)
Net Loss
$
(4,223,189
)
 
$
(1,245,888
)
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization (1)
3,918,411

 
1,849,129

 
Interest Expense
2,378,464

 
1,368,938

EBITDA
2,073,686

 
1,972,179

(1)    Includes loan cost amortization and above (below) market lease amortization.


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Debt Summary
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Loans Payable: $147.6 million
Weighted Average Interest Rate: 5.00%
Total Debt to Total Assets: 51.3%
Maturities by Year
Amount
 
% Total Maturities

2016
$
21,649,021

 
14.66
%
2017
16,381,725

 
11.10
%
2018
10,132,451

 
6.86
%
2019
11,887,648

 
8.05
%
2020
4,494,548

 
3.04
%
Thereafter
83,088,857

 
56.29
%
Total principal maturities
$
147,634,250

 
100.00
%
 
 
 
 
Property/Description
 
Monthly Payment
 
Interest Rate
 
Debt Maturity
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Shoppes at Eagle Harbor
 

$25,100

 
4.34
%
 
March 2018
 

$3,738,846

 

$3,773,319

Lumber River Plaza
 

$18,414

 
5.65
%
 
May 2015
 
2,874,034

 
2,894,862

Monarch Bank Building
 

$9,473

 
4.15
%
 
December 2017
 
1,417,344

 
1,430,961

Perimeter Square
 

$28,089

 
6.38
%
 
June 2016
 
4,261,754

 
4,294,216

Riversedge North
 

$8,802

 
6.00
%
 
January 2019
 
996,515

 
1,007,856

Walnut Hill Plaza
 

$24,273

 
5.50
%
 
July 2017
 
3,603,914

 
3,626,945

Harps at Harbor Point
 

$18,122

 
3.99
%
 
December 2015
 
3,229,553

 
3,251,552

Twin City Commons
 

$17,827

 
4.86
%
 
January 2023
 
3,265,375

 
3,279,076

Shoppes at TJ Maxx
 

$33,880

 
3.88
%
 
May 2020
 
6,207,185

 
6,248,349

Bixby Commons
 
Interest only

 
2.77
%
 
June 2018
 
6,700,000

 
6,700,000

Bank Line of Credit
 
Interest only

 
4.25
%
 
September 2015
 
2,074,432

 
2,074,432

Forrest Gallery
 

$50,973

 
5.40
%
 
September 2023
 
9,015,020

 
9,045,880

Jenks Reasors
 
Interest only

 
4.25
%
 
September 2016
 
8,550,000

 
8,550,000

Tampa Festival
 

$50,797

 
5.56
%
 
September 2023
 
8,715,930

 
8,746,860

Starbucks/Verizon
 

$4,383

 
5.00
%
 
July 2019
 
647,027

 
652,044

Winslow Plaza
 
Interest only

 
5.22
%
 
December 2015
 
5,000,000

 
5,000,000

Cypress Shopping Center
 
Interest only

 
4.70
%
 
July 2024
 
6,625,000

 
6,625,000

Harrodsburg Marketplace
 

$19,112

 
4.55
%
 
September 2024
 
3,720,847

 
3,735,739

Port Crossing
 

$34,788

 
4.84
%
 
August 2024
 
6,543,952

 
6,568,918

LaGrange Marketplace
 

$13,813

 
5.00
%
 
March 2020
 
2,453,229

 
2,463,909

Freeway Junction
 
Interest only

 
4.60
%
 
September 2024
 
8,150,000

 
8,150,000

DF I-Courtland
 

$1,411

 
6.50
%
 
January 2019
 
113,365

 
115,728

DF I-Edenton
 

$250,000

(1)
3.75
%
 
September 2016
 
1,400,000

 
1,650,000

DF I-Moyock
 

$10,665

 
5.00
%
 
July 2019
 
496,862

 
522,430

Graystone Crossing
 

$20,386

 
4.55
%
 
October 2024
 
4,000,000

 
4,000,000

Bryan Station
 
Interest only

 
4.52
%
 
November 2024
 
4,625,000

 
4,625,000

Crockett Square
 
Interest only

 
4.47
%
 
December 2024
 
6,337,500

 
6,337,500

Harbor Point
 

$11,024

 
5.85
%
 
December 2016
 
1,536,566

 
1,544,567

Pierpont Centre
 
Interest only

 
4.15
%
 
February 2025
 
9,800,000

 
—

Senior convertible notes
 
Interest only

 
9.00
%
 
December 2018
 
3,000,000

 
6,000,000

Senior non-convertible notes
 
Interest only

 
9.00
%
 
December 2015
 
4,000,000

 
4,000,000

Senior non-convertible notes
 
Interest only

 
9.00
%
 
January 2016
 
2,160,000

 
2,160,000

South Carolina Food Lions Note
 
Interest only

 
5.25
%
 
January 2024
 
12,375,000

 
12,375,000

Total Loans Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$147,634,250

 

$141,450,143

(1) Represents quarterly payment.    

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Portfolio Summary
(as of March 31, 2015)

Property
Location
Number of
Tenants
Net Leasable
Square Feet
Total SF Leased
Percentage
Leased
Annualized
Base Rent
Annualized Base Rent per Leased Sq. Foot
Amscot Building
Tampa, FL
1

2,500

2,500

100.0
%
$
100,738

$
40.30

Berkley (2)
Norfolk, VA
—

—

—

—

—

—

Bixby Commons
Bixby, OK
1

75,000

75,000

100.0
%
768,500

10.25

Brook Run Properties (2)
Richmond, VA
—

—

—

—

—

—

Bryan Station
Lexington, KY
9

54,397

54,397

100.0
%
553,008

10.17

Clover Plaza
Clover, SC
10

45,575

45,575

100.0
%
349,843

7.68

Courtland Commons (2)
Courtland, VA
—

—

—

—

—

—

Crockett Square
Morristown, TN
4

107,122

107,122

100.0
%
871,897

8.14

Cypress Shopping Center
Boiling Springs, SC
13

80,435

73,785

91.7
%
755,162

10.23

Edenton Commons (2)
Edenton, NC
—

—

—

—

—

—

Forrest Gallery
Tullahoma, TN
26

214,451

199,816

93.2
%
1,181,234

5.91

Freeway Junction
Stockbridge, GA
17

156,834

153,299

97.8
%
1,010,753

6.59

Graystone Crossing
Tega Cay, SC
11

21,997

21,997

100.0
%
504,443

22.93

Harbor Point (2)
Grove, OK
—

—

—

—

—

—

Harps at Harbor Point
Grove, OK
1

31,500

31,500

100.0
%
364,432

11.57

Harrodsburg Marketplace
Harrodsburg, KY
8

60,048

58,248

97.0
%
438,556

7.53

Jenks Plaza
Jenks, OK
5

7,800

7,800

100.0
%
143,416

18.39

Jenks Reasors
Jenks, OK
1

81,000

81,000

100.0
%
912,000

11.26

LaGrange Marketplace
LaGrange, GA
13

76,594

71,494

93.3
%
385,317

5.39

Laskin Road (2)
Virginia Beach, VA
—

—

—

—

—

—

Lumber River Village
Lumberton, NC
12

66,781

66,781

100.0
%
497,490

7.45

Monarch Bank
Virginia Beach, VA
1

3,620

3,620

100.0
%
250,538

69.21

Perimeter Square
Tulsa, OK
8

58,277

55,773

95.7
%
677,789

12.15

Pierpont Centre
Morgantown, WV
20

122,259

122,259

100.0
%
1,327,437

10.86

Port Crossing
Harrisonburg, VA
7

65,365

57,710

88.3
%
737,392

12.78

Riversedge North (1)
Virginia Beach, VA
—

—

—

—

—

—

Shoppes at TJ Maxx
Richmond, VA
16

93,552

90,539

96.8
%
1,062,636

11.74

South Square
Lancaster, SC
5

44,350

39,850

89.9
%
318,822

8.00

Starbucks/Verizon
Virginia Beach, VA
2

5,600

5,600

100.0
%
185,695

33.16

St. George Plaza
St. George, SC
6

59,279

50,829

85.8
%
357,393

7.03

Surrey Plaza
Hawkinsville, GA
5

42,680

42,680

100.0
%
291,495

6.83

Tampa Festival
Tampa, FL
22

137,987

137,987

100.0
%
1,224,828

8.88

The Shoppes at Eagle Harbor
Carrollton, VA
7

23,303

23,303

100.0
%
478,546

20.54

Tulls Creek (2)
Moyock, NC
—

—

—

—

—

—

Twin City Commons
Batesburg-Leesville, SC
5

47,680

47,680

100.0
%
449,194

9.42

Walnut Hill Plaza
Petersburg, VA
11

89,907

74,345

82.7
%
593,323

7.98

Waterway Plaza
Little River, SC
8

49,750

46,150

92.8
%
396,983

8.60

Westland Square
West Columbia, SC
9

62,735

58,365

93.0
%
435,311

7.46

Winslow Plaza
Sicklerville, NJ
14

40,695

37,095

91.2
%
526,530

14.19

Total
 
278

2,029,073

1,944,099

95.8
%
$
18,150,701

$
9.34

(1)    Riversedge North is our corporate office.
(2)    This information is not available because the property is undeveloped.


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Top Ten Tenants by Annualized Base Rent
(as of March 31, 2015)

Total Tenants : 278
Tenants
Total Net Leasable Square Feet
 
% of Total Net Leasable Square Feet
 
Annualized Base Rent
($ in 000s)
 
% of Total Annualized Base Rent
 
Base Rent Per Leased Square Foot
1. Food Lion
191,280

 
9.43
%
 
$
1,459

 
8.04
%
 
$
7.63

2.    Bi-Lo/Winn Dixie
168,358

 
8.30
%
 
1,269

 
6.99
%
 
7.54

3.    Kroger
84,938

 
4.19
%
 
534

 
2.94
%
 
6.28

4.    Reasor's Foods
81,000

 
3.99
%
 
912

 
5.02
%
 
11.26

5.    Associated Wholesale Grocers
75,000

 
3.70
%
 
769

 
4.23
%
 
10.25

6.    Hobby Lobby
58,935

 
2.90
%
 
383

 
2.11
%
 
6.50

7.    Family Dollar
57,427

 
2.83
%
 
365

 
2.01
%
 
6.36

8.    Food Depot
46,700

 
2.30
%
 
140

 
0.77
%
 
3.00

9.    Shop 'N Save
37,500

 
1.85
%
 
296

 
1.63
%
 
7.89

10.    Citi Trends
36,034

 
1.78
%
 
246

 
1.36
%
 
5.29

 
837,172

 
41.27
%
 
6,373

 
35.10
%
 
$
7.61


Leasing Summary
(as of March 31, 2015)

Gross Leasable Area: 2,029,073 square feet
Total Square Footage Leased: 1,944,099 square feet
Occupancy Rate: 95.8%

Lease Expiration Schedule
Lease Expiration Year
 
Number of Expiring Leases
 
Total Expiring Net Leasable Square Footage
 
% of Total Expiring Net Leasable Square Footage
 
% of Total Leased Square Footage Expiring
 
Expiring Base Rent (in 000s)
 
% of Total Base Rent
 
Expiring Base Rent Per Leased
Square Foot
Available
 
—

 
84,974

 
4.19
%
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
$
—

2015
 
28
 
140,826

 
6.94
%
 
7.24
%
 
1,356

 
7.47
%
 
9.63

2016
 
57
 
276,448

 
13.62
%
 
14.22
%
 
2,532

 
13.95
%
 
8.96

2017
 
48
 
222,152

 
10.95
%
 
11.43
%
 
1,986

 
10.94
%
 
8.86

2018
 
46
 
444,377

 
21.90
%
 
22.86
%
 
3,566

 
19.65
%
 
9.12

2019
 
38
 
245,280

 
12.09
%
 
12.62
%
 
2,387

 
13.15
%
 
8.03

2020
 
27
 
147,225

 
7.26
%
 
7.57
%
 
1,577

 
8.69
%
 
10.24

2021
 
5
 
135,615

 
6.68
%
 
6.98
%
 
1,061

 
5.85
%
 
10.09

2022
 
4
 
22,044

 
1.09
%
 
1.13
%
 
282

 
1.55
%
 
6.97

2023
 
7
 
52,948

 
2.61
%
 
2.72
%
 
621

 
3.42
%
 
19.41

2024
 
17
 
225,684

 
11.12
%
 
11.61
%
 
2,423

 
13.35
%
 
10.42

2025 and thereafter
 
1
 
31,500

 
1.55
%
 
1.62
%
 
360

 
1.98
%
 
10.87

 
 
278
 
2,029,073

 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%
 
$
18,151

 
100.00
%
 
$
9.34



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Definitions
Funds from Operations (FFO): an alternative measure of a REIT's operating performance, specifically as it relates to results of operations and liquidity. FFO is a measurement that is not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Wheeler computes FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999 and April 2002). As defined by NAREIT, FFO represents net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of loan origination costs) and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
Most industry analysts and equity REITs, including Wheeler, consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of operating performance because, by excluding gains or losses on dispositions and excluding depreciation, FFO is a helpful tool that can assist in the comparison of the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods, or as compared to different companies. Management uses FFO as a supplemental measure to conduct and evaluate the business because there are certain limitations associated with using GAAP net income alone as the primary measure of our operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, while historically real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions.
Core FFO: Management believes that the computation of FFO in accordance with NAREIT’s definition includes certain items that are not indicative of the operating performance of the Company’s real estate assets. These items include, but are not limited to, non-recurring expenses, legal settlements and acquisition costs. Management uses Core FFO, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, to exclude such items. Management believes that reporting Core FFO in addition to FFO is a useful supplemental measure for the investment community to use when evaluating the operating performance of the Company on a comparative basis.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): another widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors and lenders in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among other companies, including REITs. While EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders, net operating income, cash flow from operating activities, or other income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company believes that EBITDA may provide additional information with respect to the Company’s performance or ability to meet its future debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. The Company computes EBITDA by excluding interest expense, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, and depreciation and amortization, from income from continuing operations.
Net Operating Income (NOI): The Company believes that NOI is a useful measure of the Company's property operating performance. The Company defines NOI as property revenues (rental and other revenues) less property and related expenses (property operation and maintenance and real estate taxes). Because NOI excludes general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or capital expenditures and leasing costs, it provides a performance measure, that when compared year over year, reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating commercial real estate properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. The Company uses NOI to evaluate its operating performance since NOI allows the Company to evaluate the impact of factors, such as occupancy levels, lease structure, lease rates and tenant base, have on the Company's results, margins and returns. NOI should not be viewed as a measure of the Company's overall financial performance since it does not reflect general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, involuntary conversion, interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets, and the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of the Company's properties. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the Company's NOI may not be comparable to that of other REITs.


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