Creative Media (CMCT) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

The call conveyed clear operational improvements — notably a strong multifamily recovery (high occupancy and a 238% multifamily NOI increase), improving hotel performance after renovations, higher leased office occupancy outside Oakland, and meaningful improvements in FFO/Core FFO driven by reduced preferred dividends. However, results were tempered by significant noncash losses from unconsolidated entities (~$2.8 million), an Office NOI decline driven by JV fair value adjustments, ongoing negative FFO/Core FFO (though improved), and refinancing uncertainty at the Oakland office. Management emphasized balance sheet strengthening and active refinancing/asset-sale strategies to close valuation gaps.

Management's guidance was that they expect FFO to improve in 2026–2027 as operating trends strengthen across multifamily, office and hotel assets: excluding a $2.8M increase in JV losses consolidated NOI rose 22% YoY and core FFO improved by $3.6M. Q2 segment NOI was $9.3M (or $12.5M excluding loss from unconsolidated entities) versus $9.8M a year ago (or $10.3M ex‑loss); loss from unconsolidated entities was $3.2M (vs $0.437M). Reported FFO was negative $3.5M (‑$1.28/diluted share) and Core FFO negative $3.4M (‑$1.25/share), aided by a $4.3M reduction in preferred dividends and $0.8M lower transaction costs. Multifamily strength was highlighted: same‑store occupancy 95.3% (up 1,190 bps), CMCT multifamily occupancy ~96.1% (up >1,200 bps), multifamily segment occupancy 93.6% (vs 83.4% a year ago), multifamily NOI +238% (segment NOI $638k vs $189k) and in‑place rents ~12% below asking. Office leasing improved (≈16,000 sq ft executed; leased occupancy ex‑Oakland 84.4%, up 470 bps) though office NOI fell to $4.0M from $5.5M largely due to fair‑value adjustments; hotel NOI rose 11% (Q2 hotel NOI $4.6M vs $4.2M) after renovation of all 505 guestrooms (with a potential +8 rooms opportunity). Balance‑sheet actions include extending the 1150 Clay mortgage to mid‑2027, pursuing refinancing of the Sheraton Grand, and ongoing resolution of the matured Oakland office mortgage (that asset generated ≈$445k of income after debt service in Q2).