SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results beat Wall Street expectations.
The Salt Lake City-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $450.2 million, or $2.03 per share, in the period.
The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $2.02 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 $262.5 million, or $1.24 per share.
The self-storage facility real estate investment trust, based in Salt Lake City, posted revenue of $821.9 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $831.5 million.
Extra Space Storage expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $8 to $8.30 per share.
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