On Wednesday, Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), dropped -2.41% to $70.87.
Ventas, stated that normalized Funds From Operations (FFO) for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 raised 20 percent to $387.5 million, from $323.4 million for the comparable 2014 period. Normalized FFO per diluted common share grew eight percent to $1.18 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as contrast to $1.09 for the comparable 2014 period. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of 2015 raised to 329.2 million, contrast to 296.2 million in 2014.
First Quarter 2015 Highlights
- Same-store cash net operating income (NOI) growth for the Companys total portfolio (1,344 assets) was 3.2 percent, expressed in constant currency, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 contrast to the same period in 2014.
- Total seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP) NOI was $148.6 million, an enhance of 21 percent over the comparable 2014 period. Same-store SHOP NOI grew 0.9 percent, expressed in constant currency, for the 234 same-store properties over first quarter 2014 results. The year earlier period benefited from $2.2 million in real estate tax credits; without such credit, same-store NOI growth would have been 2.7%.
- In January 2015, the Company accomplished its formerly declared acquisition of 152 healthcare and senior living assets owned by American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (HCT) in a stock and cash transaction. The transaction was funded with 28.4 million shares of Ventas common stock, 1.1 million units redeemable for shares of Ventas common stock, cash and the assumption of debt.
- Ventas made investments totaling $3.6 billion during the first quarter of 2015, counting five care homes in the U.K., twelve skilled nursing facilities and development and redevelopment fundings approximating $33.5 million.
Ventas, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment, administration, financing, and leasing of properties in the healthcare industry. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States and Canada.
Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), declined -2.39% to $43.28, during its last trading session.
Yahoo!, declared at its 2015 Digital Content NewFront, 18 new series across Live, Digital Magazines and Original video programming in addition to new advertising opportunities. The new series, together with other newly launched programming being highlighted from the Digital Magazine properties and the company’s current Live and Original content, make up 55 video series within Yahoo’s digital video slate.
The presentation was hosted by Community star Joel McHale and opened with a performance by Grammy® nominated producer/DJ Steve Aoki. Yahoo executives, counting Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO, Kathy Savitt, CMO and Head of Media, Lisa Utzschneider, SVP, Sales, Americas, and Lisa Licht, SVP, Marketing Partnerships, presented the new content and advertising opportunities to a packed audience at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.
Yahoo! Inc. provides search and display advertising services on Yahoo properties and associate sites worldwide. The company offers Yahoo Search that serves as a starting point to navigate the Internet and discover information; and Yahoo Answers, which enables users to seek, discover, and share knowledge and opinions across mobile phones, tablets, and desktops.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Shares of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SBH), dwindled -2.38% to $31.57.
Sally Beauty Holdings, declared that it will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Central) to review fiscal 2015 second quarter financial results.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies primarily in North America, South America, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group (BSG).
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