FREIT Q1 GAAP loss per share $0.07 vs prior income $0.06; AFFO down to $0.04 from $0.17
FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
- Net loss of ~$512K ($0.07 diluted) vs net income of $419K ($0.06) a year ago.
- Total real estate revenue $6.999M, up 0.3% YoY; residential rents up, commercial down.
- Commercial occupancy fell to 50.1% from 66.4% after Kmart vacated Westwood Plaza in Oct 2023.
- G&A expenses surged $981K due to financial advisory work and litigation costs with Sinatra Properties.
- Repaid $7.5M Rockaway, NJ loan on Jan 11, 2024, saving ~$558K annual debt service; dividend held at $0.05.