Alexandria Real Estate Equities Reports Fourth Quarter Loss of $25.1 Million

Pasadena’s Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based on Colorado Boulevard, said it had funds from operations of $115.5 million, or $1.42 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $1.43 per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had a loss of $25.1 million, or 31 cents per share.

The life science real estate company posted revenue of $249.2 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $421.3 million, or $5.51 per share. Revenue was reported as $921.7 million.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $5.90 to $6.10 per share.

The company’s shares have climbed roughly 1 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $112.16, a climb of 44 percent in the last 12 months.