Brookfield (NASDAQ: BPY) 4Q18 Results: Beats Consensus, Announces a $500 Million Repurchase Program

Executive Summary

• Brookfield reported 4Q18 FFOPS of $0.43, up 19.0% year over year and beating the $0.38 consensus estimate. Net income was $0.51 per unit, compared to $0.17 in the year-ago quarter.
• Core-office occupancy increased 60 basis points to 93.5%, and new leases signed featured 8% higher rents than expiring leases.
• During the quarter, the company disposed of four limited partnership (LP) investments, sold five core assets, made six new LP investments and separately launched a bid to repurchase up to $500 million of BPY units and Class A shares.