Strong 2025 Harvest and Early Pistachio Bonus
2025 harvest came in very strong with almond and pistachio yields meeting or exceeding expectations. An early pistachio marketing bonus was received (early payment equated to about $0.50/lb), driving participation rents up about $4.4M and contributing to ~$1.9M net income from crop sales in Q1.
Improved Adjusted FFO
Adjusted FFO (AFFO) rose to $3.1M ($0.08 per share) in Q1 versus $2.0M ($0.06 per share) a year ago — an increase of ~$1.1M in absolute dollars (≈55% increase) and +33% on a per-share basis.
Strong Liquidity Position and Deleveraging Actions
Approximately $150M of immediately available capital and >$110M of unpledged properties. Added unencumbered properties increased immediately available liquidity by about $50M. ~$50M raised via ATM in 2026 and proceeds used to reduce leverage, repay the line of credit and fund preferred repurchases.
Fixed-Rate Debt Protection
Over 99% of borrowings are fixed-rate with a weighted average interest rate of 3.41% locked for ~2.5 years, insulating the company from near-term rate volatility. Scheduled principal amortization is modest (~$17M, <4% of total debt over next 12 months).
Preferred Repurchases and Capital Efficiency
Redeemed Series D and repurchased over $6M of preferred stock in 2026 at an average repurchase yield of 7.4%, generating a total gain of nearly $700k — reducing cost of capital and improving capital structure.
Attractive Dividend Yield
Declared monthly dividend of $0.0467 per share for Q2 2026. At the then-stock price of $9.44 this represented an annualized yield of ~5.9%, above the REIT sector average.
Significant Asset Base and Water Position
Portfolio of ~99,000 acres across 144 farms and ~56,000 acre-feet of water (~18 billion gallons). Management actively pursuing strategic water purchases and investments in water delivery/storage to strengthen water security.
Early Signs of Market Stabilization
Management sees Western U.S. ag real estate markets bottoming with increased transaction activity (notably pistachio acquisitions). Pistachio and almond pricing firming and management expects minimum pistachio pricing for 2026 to be significantly higher than 2025.