Stratus Properties Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 15, 2011
Stratus Properties Inc. (STRS, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-06-30.

Stratus Properties Inc. has a market cap of $83.56 million; its shares were traded at around $12.45 with and P/S ratio of 9.16.

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/td>Stratus and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II, L.P. (Canyon-Johnson) are participants in a joint venture for the development of a 36-story mixed-use development in downtown Austin, Texas, anchored by a W Hotel & Residences (the W Austin Hotel & Residences project). Stratus is the manager of, and has an approximate 40 percent interest in, the joint venture, and Canyon-Johnson has an approximate 60 percent interest in the joint venture. As of June 30, 2011, capital contributions totaled $67.9 million for Stratus and $89.9 million for Canyon-Johnson. The joint venture is consolidated in Stratus financial statements based on its assessment that the joint venture is a variable interest entity and that Stratus is the primary beneficiary. Stratus will continue to evaluate the primary beneficiary of this joint venture in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. See Note 2 of the Stratus 2010 Form 10-K for further discussion.

At June 30, 2011, Stratus consolidated balance sheet includes $275.6 million in total assets and $101.9 million in total liabilities associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project. The assets associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project can only be used to settle obligations of the joint venture. The $275.6 million of total assets included $3.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, $98.5 million of real estate under development, $162.3 million of real estate held for investment and $10.9 million of other assets. During the first six months of 2011, $39.7 million of assets related to Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (ACL Live) and office space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences project were reclassified from real estate under development to real estate held for investment. The $101.9 million of total liabilities associated with the project included $12.3 million of accounts payable, $6.1 million of accrued liabilities, $3.1 million of deposits, $78.5 million of debt and $1.9 million of other liabilities. Stratus guarantees the construction debt associated with the W Austin Hotel & Residences project.

Stratus initial capital contributions to the joint venture totaled $3.1 million, which consisted of a 23.03 acre tract of land located in Austin, Texas, the related property and development agreements for the land and other project costs incurred by Stratus before February 28, 2011. Moffett made initial capital contributions to the joint venture totaling $1.0 million and will make additional capital contributions, as necessary, to fund the development of the project up to $2.8 million. Capital contributions are expected to total $6.9 million, with Stratus contributing 45 percent and Moffett contributing 55 percent. As of June 30, 2011, capital contributions totaled $3.1 million for Stratus and $2.0 million for Moffett.

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