Associated Estates Realty Corporation (AEC) Reports Strong Funds from Operations
Associated Estates Realty Corporation (AEC) released its second quarter 2009 earnings report and reported strong Funds From Operations (FFO) of $0.33 per share, down marginally from the $0.34 reported in the same quarter last year. Its net income was $0.62 per share. Investors tend to focus on FFO since GAAP net income contains many non-cash items. Although Associated Estates Realty Corporation is profitable; it is seeing the effects of the recession in its footprint. The company said that its occupancy rate was 95.4% at the end of the second quarter, compared to 96.3% in the same quarter last year. Average…