April 29 (Reuters) - Welltower raised its annual funds from operations (FFO) forecast on Monday, banking on strong demand for its assisted living and senior housing properties.
The real estate investment trust $(REIT)$ owns housing and healthcare properties with a focus on older adults and assisted living.
It now sees its 2024 normalized FFO, a key performance measure for REITs, in the range of $4.02 to $4.15 per share, raised from its previous outlook of $3.94 to $4.10 per share.
The demand for senior housing assets has been on a rise due to an overall ageing population in the United States and an expected rise in senior citizens' healthcare expenditure.
Same-store net operating income from its senior housing properties rose 25.5% in the quarter ended March 31.
During the quarter, Welltower completed $449 million of pro rata gross investments, including $208 million in acquisitions and loan funding and $241 million in development funding, the company said.
The Ohio-based REIT posted net per share income attributable to common stockholders of 22 cents, compared with $0.05 per share a year earlier.
(Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
((Pratik.Jain@thomsonreuters.com;))
Comments