Brandywine Realty Trust: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

The Philadelphia-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $50.6 million, or 29 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 28 cents 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 $21.7 million, or 13 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $129.4 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $129.2 million.

Brandywine Realty Trust expects full-year funds from operations to be $1.15 to $1.17 per share.

In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, the company's shares hit $3.93. A year ago, they were trading at $6.25.

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