EPR Properties reports Q1 AFFO $1.29, consensus $1.26

“We are pleased with our first quarter results, including strong earnings growth and the momentum we have established in executing our growth strategy,” stated Company Chairman and CEO Greg Silvers. “We deployed over $50 million during the quarter, and subsequent to quarter-end completed the acquisition of six high-quality regional parks with strong fundamentals and compelling long-term value creation potential. We have visibility to attractive opportunities across our target property types, and a balance sheet which provides the capacity to execute on our growth objectives. We are increasing both our earnings and investment spending guidance for the year, which reflects our confidence in the quality of our portfolio, the strength of our pipeline and our ability to continue creating long-term shareholder value.”