Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. · NASDAQ:WHLR

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust — Investor Presentation (May 2016)

24 slides from Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's investor presentation, May 9, 2016

  1. Slide 1: Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, May 2016

    NASDAQ: WHLR May 2016 Exhibit 99.1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor

    SAFE HARBOR This presentation may contain “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the Company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do no

  3. Slide 3: Company Overview

    COMPANY OVERVIEW Wheeler is an internally-managed REIT focused on acquiring well-located, necessity-based retail properties In November 2012, the Company listed on the NASDAQ exchange with eight assets and a market cap of $13.8 million Targets grocery-anchored shopping centers in secondary and terti

  4. Slide 4: Investment Highlights

    INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Industry leading occupancy rate of approximately 93.9%, as of March 31, 2016 National and Regional merchants represent majority of Wheeler’s tenants Diversified geography and tenant base Wheeler properties serve the essential day-to-day shopping needs of the surrounding communi

  5. Slide 5: Management team: Jon S. Wheeler and Wilkes Graham

    Wilkes Graham Chief Financial Officer Over 16 years experience in the real estate and financial services industries Previously served as Director of Research and as a Senior Sell-Side Equity Research Analyst at Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC As a Real Estate Analyst, he has forecasted earning

  6. Slide 6: Stable Portfolio Focused on Necessity-Based Shopping

    STABLE PORTFOLIO FOCUSED ON NECESSITY-BASED SHOPPING Predominantly Grocery-Anchored Portfolio2 Strong Grocer Rent to Sales3 82% of grocery store GLA with a rent/sales ratio below 3% Company believes necessity-based shopping centers are resistant to economic downturns. In our view, Necessity = Stabil

  7. Slide 7: Solid Tenants Focused on Necessity-Based Retail

    Majority of Wheeler’s anchor and junior anchor tenants focus on ‘necessity-based’ products or services that are less likely to be impacted by E-commerce business and fluctuations in the economy From 2012-2013, Wheeler’s anchor and junior anchor tenants reported a 2.3% increase in sales per square fo

  8. Slide 8: Tenant Overview

    Type GLA % of GLA % of Annualized Base Rent Grocery 649,173 17.28% 16.90 % Grocery 325,576 8.67% 7.85 Grocery 136,343 3.63% 3.95 Retail 114,298 3.04% 1.97 Grocery 84,938 2.26% 1.56 Retail 83,552 2.22% .51 Retail 85,166 2.27% 1.72 Grocery 58,473 1.56% 1.11 Retail 56,343 1.50% 1.26 Retail 51,974 1.38%

  9. Slide 9: Lease Expiration Schedule

    LEASE EXPIRATION SCHEDULE1 Approximately 75% of total leased square footage beyond two years Weighted average remaining lease term of 4.67 years Weighted average remaining lease term for grocery anchor tenants is 5.43 years As twelve months ending March 31, 2016

  10. Slide 10: Strong Leasing Trends

    STRONG LEASING TRENDS Wheeler has maintained stable occupancy rates – average of 94.8% since the Company’s IPO For the three months ended March 31, 2016, approximately 32,056 square feet was renewed at a average weighted increase of 7.4% over prior rates As of December 31, 2015, average occupancy ra

  11. Slide 11: Integrated Platform, Proven Success

    Integrated Platform, Proven Success Wheeler has acquisition, leasing, property management, development and re-development services all in–house and maintains a scalable, manageable platform Over 50 associates between the Company’s headquarters in Virginia Beach and Charleston Regional Office Since t

  12. Slide 12: Growth Strategy

    GROWTH STRATEGY Well located properties in secondary and tertiary markets High unlevered returns (expected cap rates of ~9%) Focus on best in market multi-tenant grocery-anchored centers with necessity-based inline tenants National & regional tenants High traffic count and ease of access Sale of non

  13. Slide 13: Acquisition Update

    ACQUISITION UPDATE Beaver Ruin Village Year to date, the Company has closed on fourteen shopping centers for a total acquisition value of approximately $71.0 million at an average cap rate of 8.85%; a weighted average interest rate of 5.43%; and, LTV of 85% Six properties totaling $64.0 million unde

  14. Slide 14: Current Pipeline

    CURRENT PIPELINE (as of 4/30/2016) Status Property Name Location Square Footage Anchor Price Cap Interest Rate LTV CLOSED AC Portfolio South Carolina and Georgia 605,358 BI-LO, Harris Teeter, Piggly Wiggly $ 71,000,000 8.85% 5.43% 85% Total Closed 605,358 $ 71,000,000 8.85% 5.34% 85% LOI Shopping Ce

  15. Slide 15: Disposition Strategy

    DISPOSITION STRATEGY Status Property Name Location Square Footage Purchase Price Purchase NOI Purchase Cap Sale Price Sale NOI Sale Cap Closed Reasors - Jenks Jenks, OK 81,000 $ 11,400,000 $ 912,000 8.00% $ 12,160,000 $ 912,000 7.50% Reasors - Bixby Bixby, OK 74,889 $ 10,600,000 $ 769,000 7.25% $ 10

  16. Slide 16: Investment Highlights

    INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Necessity-based Retail High Quality Existing Portfolio Improving Capital Position Attractive Niche Market Opportunity Internally-Managed, Scalable Platform

  17. Slide 17: Appendix

    Appendix WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

  18. Slide 18: Property Schedule

    Property Location Number of Tenants Net Leasable Square Feet Total SF Leased Percentage Leased Annualized Base Rent Annualized Base Rent per Leased Sq. Foot Alex City Marketplace Alexander City, AL 17 147,791 128,741 87.11% $ 936,088 $ 7.27 Amscot Building Tampa, FL 1 2,500 2,500 100.00% 115,849 46.

  19. Slide 19: Debt Profile

    Strong lending relationships with nationally recognized banks Expanded revolving credit facility with KeyBank National Association to approximately $67.2 million Senior non-convertible debt paid in full as of January 2016 Weighted average interest rate of 4.68% WHLR’s Debt Profile from Continuing Op

  20. Slide 20: Consolidated Statement of Operations

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 (unaudited) TOTAL REVENUES $ 9,138,662 $ 5,153,752 OPERATING EXPENSES: Property operations 2,675,025 1,553,674 Non-REIT management and leasing services 377,408 369,775 Depreciation and amortization 4,880,087 3,000,978 Provis

  21. Slide 21: Balance Sheet Summary

    Balance sheet summary March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 (unaudited) ASSETS: Investment properties, net $ 237,543,972 $ 238,764,631 Cash and cash equivalents 7,029,642 10,706,185 Restricted cash 7,180,925 7,364,375 Rents and other tenant receivables, net 3,060,825 3,452,700 Goodwill 5,485,823 5,485,82

  22. Slide 22: FFO and AFFO

    FFO and AFFO Other non-recurring expenses are detailed in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our March 2016 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Pro forma AFFO assumes the A-C Portfolio acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2016. Additional

  23. Slide 23: Capital Structure

    CAPITAL STRUCTURE March 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 Debt Outstanding ($000) Outstanding ($000) Security Senior Non-Convertible Debt (9% Coupon, Dec-15 / Jan-16 Maturity)1 $6,160 - Senior Convertible Debt (9% Coupon, Dec-18 Maturity)2 $3,000 $3,000 Key Bank Line of Credit (2.94%, May-18 Maturity) - $6,87

  24. Slide 24: For Additional Information

    NASDAQ: WHLR For Additional Information At the Company: Investor Relations Counsel: The Equity Group Inc. Wilkes Graham Chief Financial Officer wilkes@whlr.us 757-627-9088 Laura Nguyen Director of Capital Markets Lnguyen@whlr.us 757-627-9088 Robin Hanisch Corporate Secretary Robin@whlr.us 757-627-90

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