Alexandria Real Estate Equities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based in Pasadena, California, said it had funds from operations of $353.6 million, or $2.14 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $2.13 per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $51.8 million, or 31 cents per share.

The life science real estate company posted revenue of $670.3 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $1.36 billion, or $8.42 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.59 billion.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities expects full-year funds from operations to be $8.86 to $9.06 per share.

The company’s shares have climbed 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $157.38, a decline of 17% in the last 12 months.

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