AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Announces 2024 Operating Results, Dividend Increase and Initial 2025 Outlook

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) (the “Company”) reported Earnings per Share – diluted (“EPS”), Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders - diluted (“FFO”) per share and Core FFO per share (as defined in this release) for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 as detailed below. Q4 2024 Q4 2023 % Change EPS $ 1.98 $ 1.70 16.5 % FFO per share (1) $ 2.63 $ 2.63 — % Core FFO per share (1) $ 2.80 $ 2.74 2.2 % Full Year 2024 Full Year 2023 % Change EPS $ 7.60 $ 6.56 15.9 % FFO per share (1) $ 10.98 $ 10.32 6.4 % Core FFO per share (1) $ 11.01 $ 10.63 3.6 % (1) For additional detail on reconciling items between net income attributable to common stockholders, FFO and Core FFO, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3. The following table compares the Company’s actual results for EPS, FFO per share and Core FFO per share for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to its results for the prior year period: Q4 2024 Results Compared to Q4 2023 Per Share EPS FFO Core FFO Q4 2023 per share reported results $ 1.70 $ 2.63 $ 2.74 Same Store Residential NOI (1) 0.07 0.07 0.07 Other Residential NOI 0.10 0.10 0.10 Overhead and other (0.02 ) (0.02 ) (0.02 ) Capital markets and transaction activity (0.09 ) (0.09 ) (0.09 ) Non-core items (2) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) — Real estate gains, depreciation expense and other 0.28 — — Q4 2024 per share reported results $ 1.98 $ 2.63 $ 2.80 (1) Consists of increases of $0.15 in revenue and $0.08 in operating expenses. (2) For detail of non-core items, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3. The following table compares the Company’s actual results for EPS, FFO per share and Core FFO per share for the three months ended December 31, 2024 to its November 2024 outlook: Q4 2024 Results Compared to November 2024 Outlook Per Share EPS FFO Core FFO Projected per share (1) $ 1.66 $ 2.72 $ 2.83 Same Store Residential NOI (2) (0.03 ) (0.03 ) (0.03 ) Other Residential and Commercial NOI 0.01 0.01 0.01 Overhead and other (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Non-core items (3) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) — Real estate gains, depreciation expense and other 0.41 — — Q4 2024 per share reported results $ 1.98 $ 2.63 $ 2.80 (1) The mid-point of the Company's November 2024 outlook. (2) Consists of unfavorable revenue of $0.01 and unfavorable operating expenses of $0.02, of which $0.01 relates to delayed property tax refunds, now expected in 2025, and $0.01 relates to utilities, most of which we expect to recover through resident reimbursements in 2025. (3) For detail of non-core items, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3. The following table compares the Company’s actual results for EPS, FFO per share and Core FFO per share for the year ended December 31, 2024 to its results for the prior year: Full Year 2024 Results Compared to Full Year 2023 Per Share EPS FFO Core FFO Full Year 2023 per share reported results $ 6.56 $ 10.32 $ 10.63 Same Store Residential NOI (1) 0.34 0.34 0.34 Other Residential NOI 0.39 0.39 0.39 Overhead and other (0.09 ) (0.09 ) (0.09 ) Capital markets and transaction activity (0.22 ) (0.24 ) (0.24 ) Unconsolidated investment income and management fees (0.02 ) (0.02 ) (0.02 ) Non-core items (2) 0.28 0.28 — Real estate gains, depreciation expense and other 0.36 — — Full Year 2024 per share reported results $ 7.60 $ 10.98 $ 11.01 (1) Consists of increases of $0.62 in revenue and $0.28 in operating expenses. (2) For detail of non-core items, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3. Same Store Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Prior Year Period Same Store Residential revenue increased $20,959,000, or 3.2%, to $670,148,000. Same Store Residential operating expenses increased $10,705,000, or 5.4%, to $208,065,000 and Same Store Residential NOI increased $10,254,000, or 2.3%, to $462,083,000. The following table presents percentage changes in Same Store Residential revenue, operating expenses and NOI for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023: Q4 2024 Compared to Q4 2023 Same Store Residential Revenue (1) Opex (2) % of Q4 2024 NOI NOI New England 4.1 % 2.8 % 4.8 % 13.3 % Metro NY/NJ 3.9 % 5.7 % 3.0 % 20.0 % Mid-Atlantic 3.9 % 11.0 % 1.0 % 15.6 % Southeast FL 1.2 % (4.4 )% 4.7 % 3.3 % Denver, CO 0.3 % (6.2 )% 3.0 % 1.6 % Pacific NW 4.8 % 6.9 % 4.0 % 6.4 % N. California 2.4 % 9.2 % (0.3 )% 16.3 % S. California 2.5 % 3.5 % 2.1 % 22.3 % Other Expansion Regions 0.5 % (1.9 )% 1.9 % 1.2 % Total 3.2 % 5.4 % 2.3 % 100.0 % (1) See full release for additional information. (2) See full release for discussion of variances. Same Store Operating Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Prior Year Same Store Residential revenue increased $87,854,000, or 3.4%, to $2,653,416,000. Same Store Residential operating expenses increased $39,211,000, or 5.0%, to $825,150,000 and Same Store Residential NOI increased $48,643,000, or 2.7%, to $1,828,266,000. The following table presents percentage changes in Same Store Residential revenue, operating expenses and NOI for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023: Full Year 2024 Compared to Full Year 2023 Same Store Residential Revenue (1) Opex (2) % of Full Year 2024 NOI NOI New England 4.4 % 1.9 % 5.5 % 13.2 % Metro NY/NJ 3.6 % 6.0 % 2.5 % 19.9 % Mid-Atlantic 3.4 % 9.2 % 0.9 % 15.5 % Southeast FL 1.8 % 3.3 % 1.0 % 3.3 % Denver, CO 1.3 % (2.9 )% 3.0 % 1.6 % Pacific NW 4.1 % 4.4 % 4.0 % 6.4 % N. California 1.6 % 6.2 % (0.2 )% 16.4 % S. California 4.5 % 3.7 % 4.9 % 22.5 % Other Expansion Regions (0.8 )% (0.6 )% (0.9 )% 1.2 % Total 3.4 % 5.0 % 2.7 % 100.0 % (1) See full release for additional information. (2) See full release for discussion of variances. Development Activity During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company completed the development of four wholly-owned communities: Avalon Westminster Promenade, located in Westminster, CO; Avalon West Dublin, located in Dublin, CA; Avalon Governor's Park, located in Denver, CO; and Avalon Durham, located in Durham, NC. These communities contain an aggregate of 1,451 apartment homes and were constructed for an aggregate Total Capital Cost of $636,000,000. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company started the construction of two wholly-owned apartment communities: AVA Brewer's Hill, located in Baltimore, MD; and Kanso Hillcrest, located in San Diego, CA. These communities are expected to contain an aggregate of 600 apartment homes. Estimated Total Capital Cost at completion for these Development communities is $219,000,000. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company: completed the development of nine wholly-owned communities containing an aggregate of 2,981 apartment homes and 9,200 square feet of commercial space for an aggregate Total Capital Cost of $1,286,000,000; and started the construction of nine apartment communities. These communities are expected to contain an aggregate of 2,921 apartment homes. Estimated Total Capital Cost at completion for these Development communities is $1,053,000,000. At December 31, 2024, the Company had 17 wholly-owned Development communities under construction that are expected to contain 6,004 apartment homes and 59,000 square feet of commercial space. Estimated Total Capital Cost at completion for these Development communities is $2,253,000,000. Disposition Activity During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold three wholly-owned communities: Avalon New Canaan, located in New Canaan, CT; Avalon Berkeley, located in Berkeley, CA; and AVA Ballard, located in Seattle, WA. In aggregate, these communities contain 463 apartment homes and 12,000 square feet of commercial space. These communities were sold for $212,500,000 and a weighted average Market Cap Rate of 5.3%, resulting in a gain in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") of $121,841,000 and an Economic Gain of $69,949,000. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold eight wholly-owned communities containing an aggregate of 1,532 apartment homes and 24,000 square feet of commercial space. These communities were sold for $726,200,000 and a weighted average Market Cap Rate of 5.2%, resulting in a gain in accordance with GAAP of $363,208,000 and an Economic Gain of $186,681,000. In January 2025, the Company sold Avalon Wilton on River Road, located in Wilton, CT. Avalon Wilton on River Road contains 102 apartment homes and was sold for $65,100,000. This sale marks the Company's exit from the Connecticut market. Acquisition Activity During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company acquired two wholly-owned communities: Avalon Townhomes at Bee Cave, located in Bee Cave, TX (Austin market), containing 126 townhomes for a purchase price of $49,000,000; and Avalon Lowry, located in Denver, CO, containing 347 apartment homes for a purchase price of $136,500,000. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company acquired six wholly-owned communities containing 1,441 apartment homes and 1,700 square feet of commercial space for a total purchase price of $460,100,000. Structured Investment Program ("SIP") Activity As of December 31, 2024, the Company had seven commitments to fund either mezzanine loans or preferred equity investments for the development of multifamily projects in the Company's markets, up to $191,585,000 in the aggregate. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not enter into any new SIP commitments. At December 31, 2024, the Company's investment commitments had a weighted average rate of return of 11.5% and a weighted average initial maturity date of December 2026. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had funded $186,549,000 of these commitments. Liquidity and Capital Markets At December 31, 2024, the Company had $108,576,000 in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any borrowings outstanding under its $2,250,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") or its $500,000,000 unsecured commercial paper note program. The commercial paper program is backstopped by the Company's commitment to maintain available borrowing capacity under its Credit Facility in an amount equal to actual borrowings under the program. The Company’s annualized Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre (as defined in this release) for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 4.2 times and Unencumbered NOI (as defined in this release) for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 95%. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company repaid $300,000,000 principal amount of its 3.50% unsecured notes at maturity. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued $400,000,000 principal amount of unsecured notes in a public offering under its existing shelf registration statement for net proceeds before offering costs of $396,188,000. The notes mature in June 2034 and were issued with a 5.35% coupon. The effective interest rate of the notes is 5.05%, including the impact of offering costs and hedging activity. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into forward contracts under its current continuous equity program to sell 163,816 shares of common stock with settlement expected to occur no later than December 31, 2025 at a gross weighted average price of $227.41 per share for approximate proceeds of $36,621,000, net of fees. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into forward contracts to sell 4,047,113 shares of common stock with settlement expected to occur no later than December 31, 2025 at a gross weighted average price of $226.22 per share for approximate proceeds of $889,293,000, net of fees. The proceeds that the Company expects to receive on the date or dates of settlement are subject to certain customary adjustments during the term of the forward contracts for the Company's dividends and a daily interest adjustment. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not settled any of the outstanding forward contracts. First Quarter 2025 Dividend Declaration The Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend for the first quarter of 2025 of $1.75 per share on the Company’s common stock (par value of $0.01 per share). The declared dividend is a 2.9% increase over the Company’s prior quarterly dividend of $1.70 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of March 31, 2025. In declaring the increased dividend, the Board of Directors evaluated the Company’s past performance and future prospects for earnings growth. Additional factors considered in determining the increase included current common dividend distributions, the relationship of the current common dividend distribution to the Company’s Core FFO, the relationship of dividend distributions to taxable income, distribution requirements under rules governing real estate investment trusts and expected growth in taxable income. First Quarter and Full Year 2025 Outlook For its first quarter and full year 2025 outlook, the Company expects the following: Projected EPS, Projected FFO and Projected Core FFO Outlook (1) Q1 2025 Full Year 2025 Low High Low High Projected EPS $ 1.62 — $ 1.72 $ 8.24 — $ 8.74 Projected FFO per share $ 2.73 — $ 2.83 $ 11.07 — $ 11.57 Projected Core FFO per share $ 2.75 — $ 2.85 $ 11.14 — $ 11.64 (1) See Definitions and Reconciliations, table 9, for reconciliations of Projected FFO per share and Projected Core FFO per share to Projected EPS. Full Year Outlook Full Year 2025 vs. Full Year 2024 Low High Same Store: Residential revenue change 2.0 % — 4.0 % Residential Opex change 3.0 % — 5.2 % Residential NOI change 1.3 % — 3.5 % The following table compares the Company’s actual results for EPS, FFO per share and Core FFO per share for the full year 2024 to the mid-point of its full year 2025 financial outlook: Full Year 2024 Results Compared to Full Year 2025 Outlook Per Share EPS FFO Core FFO 2024 per share reported results $ 7.60 $ 10.98 $ 11.01 Same Store Residential revenue 0.57 0.57 0.57 Same Store Residential Opex (0.25 ) (0.25 ) (0.25 ) Commercial NOI (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Development and Other Stabilized Residential NOI 0.33 0.33 0.33 Capital markets and transaction activity (0.29 ) (0.29 ) (0.29 ) Overhead and other 0.03 0.03 0.03 Non-core items (1) (0.04 ) (0.04 ) — Gain on sale of real estate and depreciation expense 0.55 — — Projected per share - 2025 outlook (2) $ 8.49 $ 11.32 $ 11.39 (1) For detail of non-core items, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3 and table 9. (2) Represents the mid-point of the Company's outlook. The following table compares the Company’s actual results for EPS, FFO per share and Core FFO per share for the fourth quarter 2024 to the mid-point of its first quarter 2025 financial outlook: Q4 2024 Results Compared to Q1 2025 Outlook Per Share EPS FFO Core FFO Q4 2024 per share reported results $ 1.98 $ 2.63 $ 2.80 Same Store Residential revenue 0.01 0.01 0.01 Same Store Residential Opex (0.02 ) (0.02 ) (0.02 ) Commercial NOI 0.01 0.01 0.01 Development and Other Stabilized Residential NOI 0.01 0.01 0.01 Capital markets and transaction activity (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Non-core items (2) 0.15 0.15 — Gain on sale of real estate and depreciation expense (0.46 ) — — Projected per share - Q1 2025 outlook (1) $ 1.67 $ 2.78 $ 2.80 (1) Represents the mid-point of the Company's outlook. (2) For detail of non-core items, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 3 and table 9. Other Matters The Company will hold a conference call on February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET to review and answer questions about this release, its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results, the Attachments (described below) and related matters. To participate on the call, dial 877-407-9716. To hear a replay of the call, which will be available from February 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET to March 6, 2025, dial 844-512-2921 and use replay passcode: 13750082. A webcast of the conference call will also be available at https://investors.avalonbay.com, and an online playback of the webcast will be available for at least seven days following the call. The Company produces Earnings Release Attachments (the "Attachments") that provide detailed information regarding operating, development, redevelopment, disposition and acquisition activity. These Attachments are considered a part of this earnings release and are available in full with this earnings release via the Company's website at https://investors.avalonbay.com. To receive future press releases via e-mail, please submit a request through https://investors.avalonbay.com/news-events/email-alerts. In addition to the Attachments, the Company is providing a teleconference presentation that will be available on the Company's website at https://investors.avalonbay.com subsequent to this release and before the market opens on February 6, 2025. About AvalonBay Communities, Inc. AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is an equity REIT that develops, redevelops, acquires and manages apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 306 apartment communities containing 93,518 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 17 communities were under development. More information may be found on the Company’s website at https://www.avalonbay.com. For additional information, please contact Jason Reilley, Vice President of Investor Relations, at 703-317-4681. Forward-Looking Statements This release, including its Attachments, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's forward-looking statements generally use the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “project,” “plan,” “may,” “shall,” “will,” “pursue,” “outlook” and other similar expressions that indicate future events and trends and do not report historical matters. These statements, among other things, address the Company’s intent, belief, forecasts, assumptions or expectations with respect to: development, redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of communities; the timing and cost of completion of communities under development or redevelopment; the timing of lease-up, occupancy and stabilization of communities; the pursuit of land for future development; the anticipated operating performance of communities; cost, yield, revenue, NOI and earnings estimates; the impact of landlord-tenant laws and rent regulations including rent caps; the Company’s expansion into new regions; declaration or payment of dividends; joint venture activities; the Company’s policies regarding investments, indebtedness, acquisitions, dispositions, financings and other matters; the Company’s qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; the real estate markets in regions where the Company operates and in general; the availability of debt and equity financing; interest rates, inflation and other general economic conditions and their potential impacts; trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; regulatory changes that may affect the Company; and the impact of legal proceedings. The Company cannot assure the future results or outcome of the matters described in these statements; these statements reflect the Company’s current expectations of the outcomes of the matters discussed. The Company does not undertake a duty to update these forward-looking statements, and therefore they may not represent the Company’s estimates and assumptions after the date of this release. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should carefully review the discussion under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for further discussion of risks associated with forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the Company may fail to secure development opportunities due to an inability to reach agreements with third parties to obtain land at attractive prices or to obtain desired zoning and other local approvals; the Company may abandon or defer development opportunities for a number of reasons, including changes in local market conditions which make development less desirable, increases in costs of development, increases in the cost of capital or lack of capital availability, resulting in losses; construction costs of a community may exceed original estimates; the Company may not complete construction and lease-up of communities under development or redevelopment on schedule, resulting in increased interest costs and construction costs and a decrease in expected rental revenues; occupancy rates and market rents may be adversely affected by competition and local economic and market conditions which are beyond the Company’s control; the Company’s cash flows from operations and access to cost-effective capital may be insufficient for the development of the Company’s pipeline, which could limit the Company’s pursuit of opportunities; an outbreak of disease or other public health event may affect the multifamily industry and general economy; the Company’s cash flows may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and the Company may be unable to refinance existing indebtedness or the terms of such refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness; the Company may be unsuccessful in its management of joint ventures and the REIT vehicles that are used with certain joint ventures; new or existing laws and regulations implementing rent control or rent stabilization, or otherwise limiting the Company’s ability to increase rents, charge fees or evict tenants, may impact its revenue or increase costs; the Company’s expectations, estimates and assumptions as of the date of this filing regarding legal proceedings are subject to change; the Company’s assumptions and expectations in its financial outlook may prove to be too optimistic; the possibility that the Company may choose to pay dividends in its stock instead of cash, which may result in stockholders having to pay taxes with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash received, if any; and investments made under the SIP may not be repaid as expected or the development may not be completed on schedule, which could require the Company to engage in litigation, foreclosure actions, and/or first party project completion to recover its investment, which may not be recovered in full or at all in such event. Definitions and Reconciliations Non-GAAP financial measures and other capitalized terms, as used in this earnings release, are defined, reconciled and further explained on Attachment 14, Definitions and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms. Attachment 14 is included in the full earnings release available at the Company’s website at https://investors.avalonbay.com. This wire distribution includes only the following definitions and reconciliations. Average Monthly Revenue per Occupied Home is calculated by the Company as Residential revenue in accordance with GAAP, divided by the weighted average number of occupied apartment homes. Commercial represents results attributable to the non-apartment components of the Company's mixed-use communities and other non-residential operations. Development is composed of consolidated communities that are either currently under construction, or were under construction and were completed during the current year. These communities may be partially or fully complete and operating. EBITDA, EBITDAre and Core EBITDAre are considered by management to be supplemental measures of our financial performance. EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDAre is calculated by the Company in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), as EBITDA plus or minus losses and gains on the disposition of depreciated property, plus impairment write-downs of depreciated property, with adjustments to reflect the Company's share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated entities. Core EBITDAre is the Company’s EBITDAre as adjusted for non-core items outlined in the table below. By further adjusting for items that are not considered part of the Company’s core business operations, Core EBITDAre can help one compare the core operating and financial performance of the Company between periods. A reconciliation of EBITDA, EBITDAre and Core EBITDAre to net income is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 1 Q4 2024 Net income $ 282,092 Interest expense and loss on extinguishment of debt 64,519 Income tax benefit (253 ) Depreciation expense 215,539 EBITDA $ 561,897 Gain on sale of communities (121,841 ) Unconsolidated entity EBITDAre adjustments (1) 4,102 EBITDAre $ 444,158 Unconsolidated entity losses, net 1,686 Structured Investment Program loan reserve (286 ) Advocacy contributions 13,242 Hedge accounting activity (19 ) Severance related costs (192 ) Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries 9,792 Other real estate activity (117 ) Legal settlements and costs 713 Core EBITDAre $ 468,977 (1) Includes joint venture interest, taxes, depreciation, gain on dispositions of depreciated real estate and impairment losses, if applicable, included in net income. Economic Gain is calculated by the Company as the gain on sale in accordance with GAAP, less accumulated depreciation through the date of sale and any other adjustments that may be required under GAAP accounting. Management generally considers Economic Gain to be an appropriate supplemental measure to gain on sale in accordance with GAAP because it helps investors to understand the relationship between the cash proceeds from a sale and the cash invested in the sold community. The Economic Gain for disposed communities is based on their respective final settlement statements. A reconciliation of the aggregate Economic Gain to the aggregate gain on sale in accordance with GAAP for the wholly-owned communities disposed of during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 2 Q4 2024 Full Year 2024 Gain on sale in accordance with GAAP $ 121,841 $ 363,208 Accumulated Depreciation and Other (51,892 ) (176,527 ) Economic Gain $ 69,949 $ 186,681 Economic Occupancy is defined as total possible Residential revenue less vacancy loss as a percentage of total possible Residential revenue. Total possible Residential revenue (also known as “gross potential”) is determined by valuing occupied units at contract rates and vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current Market Rents. By measuring vacant apartments at their Market Rents, Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that apartment homes of different sizes and locations within a community have different economic impacts on a community’s gross revenue. FFO and Core FFO are generally considered by management to be appropriate supplemental measures of our operating and financial performance. FFO is calculated by the Company in accordance with the definition adopted by Nareit. FFO is calculated by the Company as Net income or loss attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for gains or losses on sales of previously depreciated operating communities, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate assets, write-downs of investments in affiliates due to a decrease in the value of depreciable real estate assets held by those affiliates and depreciation of real estate assets, including similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, including those from a change in control. FFO can help one compare the operating and financial performance of a real estate company between periods or as compared to different companies because adjustments such as (i) gains or losses on sales of previously depreciated property or (ii) real estate depreciation may impact comparability between companies as the amount and timing of these or similar items can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates. Core FFO is the Company's FFO as adjusted for non-core items outlined in the table below. By further adjusting for items that we do not consider be part of our core business operations, Core FFO can help with the comparison of core operating performance of the Company between periods. A reconciliation of Net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO and to Core FFO is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 3 Q4 Q4 Full Year Full Year 2024 2023 2024 2023 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 282,092 $ 241,969 $ 1,081,994 $ 928,825 Depreciation - real estate assets, including joint venture adjustments 214,547 209,694 843,224 811,717 Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — 25 Gain on sale of previously depreciated real estate (121,841 ) (77,994 ) (363,300 ) (287,424 ) Casualty loss on real estate — 568 2,935 9,118 FFO attributable to common stockholders 374,798 374,237 1,564,853 1,462,261 Adjusting items: Unconsolidated entity losses (gains), net (1) 1,686 (137 ) (33,137 ) (4,161 ) Joint venture promote (2) — (23 ) — (1,519 ) Structured Investment Program loan reserve (3) (286 ) 771 (1,057 ) 1,186 Loss on extinguishment of consolidated debt — — — 150 Hedge accounting activity (19 ) 310 61 566 Advocacy contributions 13,242 1,425 19,156 1,625 Executive transition compensation costs — 300 304 1,244 Severance related costs (192 ) 132 1,787 2,625 Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries (4) 9,792 9,265 13,649 30,583 Other real estate activity (117 ) 533 (753 ) (174 ) For-sale condominium imputed carry cost (5) 22 68 84 602 Legal settlements and costs (6) 713 393 3,002 457 Income tax (benefit) expense (7) (253 ) 2,438 445 10,153 Core FFO attributable to common stockholders $ 399,386 $ 389,712 $ 1,568,394 $ 1,505,598 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 142,705,114 142,229,122 142,458,604 141,643,788 Earnings per common share - diluted $ 1.98 $ 1.70 $ 7.60 $ 6.56 FFO per common share - diluted $ 2.63 $ 2.63 $ 10.98 $ 10.32 Core FFO per common share - diluted $ 2.80 $ 2.74 $ 11.01 $ 10.63 (1) Amounts consist primarily of net unrealized gains on technology investments. (2) Amount for 2023 is for the Company's recognition of its promoted interest in Archstone Multifamily Partners AC LP. (3) Changes are the expected credit losses associated with the Company's lending commitments primarily under its SIP. The timing and amount of any actual losses that will be incurred, if any, is to be determined. (4) Amounts for 2024 include a write-off of $8,947 for one development opportunity that the Company determined is no longer probable. Amounts for 2023 include write-offs of $27,455 for seven development opportunities that the Company determined are no longer probable. (5) Represents the imputed carry cost of the for-sale residential condominiums at The Park Loggia. The Company computes this adjustment by multiplying the Total Capital Cost of completed and unsold for-sale residential condominiums by the Company's weighted average unsecured debt effective interest rate. (6) Amounts for 2024 include legal costs associated with various antitrust litigation matters. (7) Amounts for 2023 are primarily for the recognition of taxes associated with The Park Loggia dispositions. Interest Coverage is calculated by the Company as Core EBITDAre divided by interest expense. Interest Coverage is presented by the Company because it provides rating agencies and investors an additional means of comparing our ability to service debt obligations to that of other companies. A calculation of Interest Coverage for the three months ended December 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 4 Core EBITDAre (1) $ 468,977 Interest expense (2) $ 64,519 Interest Coverage 7.3 times (1) For additional detail, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 1. (2) Excludes the impact of non-core hedge accounting activity. Market Cap Rate is defined by the Company as Projected NOI of a single community for the first 12 months of operations (assuming no repositioning), less an estimate of typical capital expenditure allowance per apartment home, divided by the gross sales price for the community. Projected NOI, as referred to above, represents management’s estimate of projected rental revenue minus projected operating expenses before interest, income taxes (if any), depreciation and amortization. For this purpose, management’s projection of operating expenses for the community includes a management fee of 2.5% and an estimate of typical market costs for insurance, payroll and other operating expenses for which the Company may have proprietary advantages not available to a typical buyer. The Market Cap Rate, which may be determined in a different manner by others, is a measure frequently used in the real estate industry when determining the appropriate purchase price for a property or estimating the value for a property. Buyers may assign different Market Cap Rates to different communities when determining the appropriate value because they (i) may project different rates of change in operating expenses and capital expenditure estimates and (ii) may project different rates of change in future rental revenue due to different estimates for changes in rent and occupancy levels. The weighted average Market Cap Rate is weighted based on the gross sales price of each community. Market Rents as reported by the Company are based on the current market rates set by the Company based on its experience in renting apartments and publicly available market data. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions. Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre is calculated by the Company as total debt (secured and unsecured notes, and the Company's Credit Facility and commercial paper program) that is consolidated for financial reporting purposes, less consolidated cash and restricted cash, divided by annualized fourth quarter 2024 Core EBITDAre. A calculation of Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 5 Total debt principal (1) $ 8,134,429 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (229,684 ) Net debt $ 7,904,745 Core EBITDAre (2) $ 468,977 Core EBITDAre, annualized $ 1,875,908 Net Debt-to-Core EBITDAre 4.2 times (1) Balance at December 31, 2024 excludes $41,216 of debt discount and deferred financing costs as reflected in unsecured notes, net, and $15,964 of debt discount and deferred financing costs as reflected in notes payable, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) For additional detail, see Definitions and Reconciliations, table 1. NOI is defined by the Company as total property revenue less direct property operating expenses (including property taxes), and excluding corporate-level income (including management, development and other fees), property management and other indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income, expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries, interest expense, net, loss on extinguishment of debt, net, general and administrative expense, income from unconsolidated investments, depreciation expense, income tax (benefit) expense, casualty loss, (gain) loss on sale of communities, other real estate activity and net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale. The Company considers NOI to be an important and appropriate supplemental performance measure to net income because it helps both investors and management to understand the core operations of a community or communities prior to the allocation of any corporate-level property management overhead or financing-related costs. NOI reflects the operating performance of a community and allows for an easier comparison of the operating performance of individual assets or groups of assets. In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead structures, with varying marginal impact to overhead as a result of acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets. Residential NOI represents results attributable to the Company's apartment rental operations, including parking and other ancillary Residential revenue. Reconciliations of NOI and Residential NOI to net income, as well as a breakdown of Residential NOI by operating segment, are as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 6 Q4 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Full Year Full Year 2024 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 Net income $ 282,092 $ 242,066 $ 372,519 $ 254,007 $ 173,557 $ 1,082,175 $ 928,438 Property management and other indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income 49,688 34,706 40,149 37,553 35,204 162,594 134,312 Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries 11,106 10,267 1,573 1,417 4,245 18,341 33,479 Interest expense, net 58,976 49,471 55,769 57,078 54,766 226,589 205,992 Loss on extinguishment of debt, net — — — — — — 150 General and administrative expense 17,691 17,992 20,089 19,586 20,331 77,697 76,534 Income from unconsolidated investments (4,293 ) (1,709 ) (30,720 ) (4,822 ) (10,847 ) (50,682 ) (13,454 ) Depreciation expense 215,539 210,694 212,122 206,923 212,269 846,853 816,965 Income tax expense (benefit) (253 ) 2,438 782 (62 ) (22 ) 445 10,153 Casualty loss — 568 — — 2,935 2,935 9,118 (Gain) loss on sale of communities (121,841 ) (77,994 ) (172,973 ) (68,556 ) 70 (363,300 ) (287,424 ) Other real estate activity (117 ) 533 (314 ) (181 ) (141 ) (753 ) (174 ) NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale (2,528 ) (11,477 ) (4,575 ) (10,482 ) (10,878 ) (28,463 ) (57,646 ) NOI 506,060 477,555 494,421 492,461 481,489 1,974,431 1,856,443 Commercial NOI (8,844 ) (8,394 ) (7,797 ) (8,736 ) (7,836 ) (33,213 ) (32,654 ) Residential NOI $ 497,216 $ 469,161 $ 486,624 $ 483,725 $ 473,653 $ 1,941,218 $ 1,823,789 Residential NOI Same Store: New England $ 61,260 $ 58,482 $ 60,471 $ 61,250 $ 59,002 $ 241,983 $ 229,276 Metro NY/NJ 92,603 89,866 89,631 91,551 90,054 363,839 354,949 Mid-Atlantic 72,273 71,565 70,439 70,448 70,678 283,838 281,232 Southeast FL 15,125 14,441 14,771 15,530 15,491 60,917 60,309 Denver, CO 7,429 7,213 7,255 7,249 7,353 29,286 28,423 Pacific NW 29,641 28,506 29,181 29,234 28,623 116,679 112,161 N. California 75,159 75,353 75,494 74,590 74,699 299,942 300,545 S. California 103,236 101,144 102,015 103,005 102,586 410,842 391,605 Other Expansion Regions 5,357 5,259 4,976 5,357 5,250 20,940 21,123 Total Same Store 462,083 451,829 454,233 458,214 453,736 1,828,266 1,779,623 Other Stabilized 19,838 15,151 18,417 16,423 15,563 70,241 42,849 Development/Redevelopment 15,295 2,181 13,974 9,088 4,354 42,711 1,317 Residential NOI $ 497,216 $ 469,161 $ 486,624 $ 483,725 $ 473,653 $ 1,941,218 $ 1,823,789 NOI as reported by the Company does not include the operating results from assets sold or classified as held for sale. A reconciliation of NOI from communities sold or classified as held for sale is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 7 Q4 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Full Year Full Year 2024 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 Revenue from real estate assets sold or held for sale $ 3,777 $ 16,833 $ 6,640 $ 15,482 $ 16,143 $ 42,042 $ 84,676 Operating expenses from real estate assets sold or held for sale (1,249 ) (5,356 ) (2,065 ) (5,000 ) (5,265 ) (13,579 ) (27,030 ) NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale $ 2,528 $ 11,477 $ 4,575 $ 10,482 $ 10,878 $ 28,463 $ 57,646 Commercial NOI is composed of the following components (in thousands): TABLE 8 Q4 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Full Year Full Year 2024 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 Commercial Revenue $ 10,470 $ 10,185 $ 9,626 $ 10,555 $ 9,633 $ 40,284 $ 39,467 Commercial Operating Expenses (1,626 ) (1,791 ) (1,829 ) (1,819 ) (1,797 ) (7,071 ) (6,813 ) Commercial NOI $ 8,844 $ 8,394 $ 7,797 $ 8,736 $ 7,836 $ 33,213 $ 32,654 Other Stabilized is composed of completed consolidated communities that the Company owns, which have Stabilized Operations as of January 1, 2024, or which were acquired subsequent to January 1, 2023. Other Stabilized excludes communities that are conducting or are probable to conduct substantial redevelopment activities. Projected FFO and Projected Core FFO, as provided within this release in the Company’s outlook, are calculated on a basis consistent with historical FFO and Core FFO, and are therefore considered to be appropriate supplemental measures to projected net income from projected operating performance. A reconciliation of the ranges provided for Projected FFO per share (diluted) for the first quarter and full year 2025 to the ranges provided for projected EPS (diluted) and corresponding reconciliation of the ranges for Projected FFO per share to the ranges for Projected Core FFO per share are as follows: TABLE 9 Low Range High Range Projected EPS (diluted) - Q1 2025 $ 1.62 $ 1.72 Depreciation (real estate related) 1.51 1.51 Gain on sale of communities (0.40 ) (0.40 ) Projected FFO per share (diluted) - Q1 2025 2.73 2.83 Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries 0.01 0.01 Legal settlements and costs 0.01 0.01 Projected Core FFO per share (diluted) - Q1 2025 $ 2.75 $ 2.85 Projected EPS (diluted) - Full Year 2025 $ 8.24 $ 8.74 Depreciation (real estate related) 6.12 6.12 Gain on sale of communities (3.29 ) (3.29 ) Projected FFO per share (diluted) - Full Year 2025 11.07 11.57 Unconsolidated entity losses, net 0.01 0.01 Expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries 0.04 0.04 Legal settlements and costs 0.02 0.02 Projected Core FFO per share (diluted) - Full Year 2025 $ 11.14 $ 11.64 Projected NOI, as used within this release for certain Development communities and in calculating the Market Cap Rate for dispositions, represents management’s estimate, as of the date of this release (or as of the date of the buyer’s valuation in the case of dispositions), of projected stabilized rental revenue minus projected stabilized operating expenses. For Development communities, Projected NOI is calculated based on the first twelve months of Stabilized Operations following the completion of construction. In calculating the Market Cap Rate, Projected NOI for dispositions is calculated for the first twelve months following the date of the buyer’s valuation. Projected stabilized rental revenue represents management’s estimate of projected gross potential minus projected stabilized economic vacancy and adjusted for projected stabilized concessions plus projected stabilized other rental revenue. Projected stabilized operating expenses do not include interest, income taxes (if any), depreciation or amortization, or any allocation of corporate-level property management overhead or general and administrative costs. In addition, projected stabilized operating expenses for Development communities do not include property management fee expense. Projected gross potential for Development communities and dispositions is generally based on leased rents for occupied homes and management’s best estimate of rental levels for homes which are currently unleased, as well as those homes which will become available for lease during the twelve-month forward period used to develop Projected NOI. The weighted average Projected NOI as a percentage of Total Capital Cost is weighted based on the Company’s share of the Total Capital Cost of each community, based on its percentage ownership. Management believes that Projected NOI of the Development communities, on an aggregated weighted average basis, assists investors in understanding management's estimate of the likely impact on operations of the Development communities when the assets are complete and achieve stabilized occupancy (before allocation of any corporate-level property management overhead, general and administrative costs or interest expense). However, in this release the Company has not given a projection of NOI on a company-wide basis. Given the different dates and fiscal years for which NOI is projected for these communities, the projected allocation of corporate-level property management overhead, general and administrative costs and interest expense to communities under development is complex, impractical to develop, and may not be meaningful. Projected NOI of these communities is not a projection of the Company's overall financial performance or cash flow. There can be no assurance that the communities under development will achieve the Projected NOI as described in this release. Redevelopment is composed of consolidated communities where substantial redevelopment is in progress or is probable to begin during the current year. Redevelopment is considered substantial when (i) capital invested during the reconstruction effort is expected to exceed the lesser of $5,000,000 or 10% of the community’s pre-redevelopment basis and (ii) physical occupancy is below or is expected to be below 90% during or as a result of the redevelopment activity. Residential represents results attributable to the Company's apartment rental operations, including parking and other ancillary Residential revenue. Residential Revenue with Concessions on a Cash Basis is considered by the Company to be a supplemental measure to Residential revenue in conformity with GAAP to help investors evaluate the impact of both current and historical concessions on GAAP-based Residential revenue and to more readily enable comparisons to revenue as reported by other companies. In addition, Residential Revenue with Concessions on a Cash Basis allows an investor to understand the historical trend in cash concessions. A reconciliation of Same Store Residential revenue in conformity with GAAP to Residential Revenue with Concessions on a Cash Basis is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 10 Q4 Q4 Q3 Full Year Full Year 2024 2023 2024 2024 2023 Residential revenue (GAAP basis) $ 670,148 $ 649,189 $ 668,245 $ 2,653,416 $ 2,565,562 Residential concessions amortized 4,137 4,294 3,657 16,058 15,135 Residential concessions granted (6,520 ) (4,469 ) (5,040 ) (17,284 ) (16,726 ) Residential Revenue with Concessions on a Cash Basis $ 667,765 $ 649,014 $ 666,862 $ 2,652,190 $ 2,563,971 Q4 2024 vs. Q4 2023 Q4 2024 vs. Q3 2024 Full Year 2024 vs. Full Year 2023 % change -- GAAP revenue 3.2 % 0.3 % 3.4 % % change -- cash revenue 2.9 % 0.1 % 3.4 % Same Store is composed of consolidated communities where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful as these communities were owned and had Stabilized Operations, as defined below, as of the beginning of the respective prior year period. Therefore, for 2024 operating results, Same Store is composed of consolidated communities that have Stabilized Operations as of January 1, 2023, are not conducting or are not probable to conduct substantial redevelopment activities and are not held for sale or probable for disposition within the current year. Stabilized Operations is defined as operations of a community that occur after the earlier of (i) attainment of 90% physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment. Total Capital Cost includes all capitalized costs projected to be or actually incurred to develop the respective Development or Redevelopment community, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees and a contingency estimate, offset by proceeds from the sale of any associated land or improvements, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. Total Capital Cost also includes costs incurred related to first generation commercial tenants, such as tenant improvements and leasing commissions. For Redevelopment communities, Total Capital Cost excludes costs incurred prior to the start of redevelopment when indicated. With respect to communities where development or redevelopment was completed in a prior period or the current period, Total Capital Cost reflects the actual cost incurred, plus any contingency estimate made by management. Total Capital Cost for communities identified as having joint venture ownership, either during construction or upon construction completion, represents the total projected joint venture contribution amount. For joint ventures not in construction, Total Capital Cost is equal to gross real estate cost. Uncollectible lease revenue and government rent relief The following table provides uncollectible Residential lease revenue as a percentage of total Residential revenue in the aggregate and excluding amounts recognized from government rent relief programs in each respective period. Government rent relief reduces the amount of uncollectible Residential lease revenue. The Company expects the amount of rent relief recognized to continue to decline in 2024 absent funding from the Federal government. TABLE 11 Same Store Uncollectible Residential Lease Revenue Q4 Q4 Q3 Q2 2024 2023 2024 2024 Total Excluding Rent Relief Total Excluding Rent Relief Total Excluding Rent Relief Total Excluding Rent Relief New England 0.6 % 1.2 % 1.0 % 1.2 % 0.3 % 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.9 % Metro NY/NJ 1.9 % 1.9 % 2.8 % 3.0 % 2.2 % 2.3 % 2.1 % 2.2 % Mid-Atlantic 1.9 % 2.0 % 2.5 % 2.7 % 2.0 % 2.1 % 2.3 % 2.3 % Southeast FL 2.0 % 2.0 % 2.5 % 2.6 % 2.2 % 2.3 % 1.7 % 1.8 % Denver, CO 1.3 % 1.3 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 0.6 % 0.7 % 1.0 % 1.0 % Pacific NW 0.8 % 0.8 % 1.1 % 1.2 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 1.4 % 1.4 % N. California 1.1 % 1.3 % 1.2 % 1.3 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 1.3 % 1.3 % S. California 2.2 % 2.2 % 2.2 % 2.4 % 1.9 % 2.0 % 2.2 % 2.4 % Other Expansion Regions 2.7 % 2.8 % 1.3 % 1.3 % 2.4 % 2.5 % 1.5 % 1.5 % Total Same Store 1.6 % 1.7 % 2.0 % 2.1 % 1.6 % 1.7 % 1.7 % 1.9 % Unconsolidated Development is composed of communities that are either currently under construction, or were under construction and were completed during the current year, in which we have an indirect ownership interest through our investment interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. These communities may be partially or fully complete and operating. Unencumbered NOI as calculated by the Company represents NOI generated by real estate assets unencumbered by outstanding secured notes payable as of December 31, 2024 as a percentage of total NOI generated by real estate assets. The Company believes that current and prospective unsecured creditors of the Company view Unencumbered NOI as one indication of the borrowing capacity of the Company. Therefore, when reviewed together with the Company’s Interest Coverage, EBITDA and cash flow from operations, the Company believes that investors and creditors view Unencumbered NOI as a useful supplemental measure for determining the financial flexibility of an entity. A calculation of Unencumbered NOI for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands): TABLE 12 Full Year 2024 NOI Residential NOI: Same Store $ 1,828,266 Other Stabilized 70,241 Development/Redevelopment 42,711 Total Residential NOI 1,941,218 Commercial NOI 33,213 NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale 28,463 Total NOI generated by real estate assets 2,002,894 Less NOI on encumbered assets (97,312 ) NOI on unencumbered assets $ 1,905,582 Unencumbered NOI 95 % Copyright © 2025 AvalonBay Communities, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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