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New York -- Keefe Bruyette & Woods released its first-quarter scorecard for equity REITs, which includes a snapshot look at first-quarter earnings results for the 25 equity REITs/REOCs that have already reported across various property sectors.
In its report, KBW reflects a belief that the realities of the slowing economy may be starting to creep into companies' more cautious outlooks for the balance of the year.
According to the report, after adjusting for non-recurring one-time items, of the 25 companies surveyed, 14 exceeded consensus (with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide seeing the highest leap above consensus at 76%), four (Developers Diversified Realty Corp., Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., LaSalle Hotel Properties and Marriott International Inc.) met consensus and six missed consensus expectations (with PotlatchCorp. seeing the biggest drop from consensus at 9.1%) for the first quarter.
One REIT, Universal Health Realty Income Trust, had no consensus estimates.
Of the companies that updated 2008 guidance with first-quarter earnings, two lowered ...