Global Medical REIT Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company presents the portion of any equity it does not own but controls (and thus consolidates) as noncontrolling interest. Noncontrolling interest in the Company includes the LTIP Units that have been granted to directors, officers and affiliates of the Company and the OP Units held by third parties. Refer to Note 5 – “Equity” and Note 7 – “Stock-Based Compensation” for additional information regarding the OP Units and LTIP Units.

The Company classifies noncontrolling interest as a component of consolidated equity on its Consolidated Balance Sheets, separate from the Company’s total equity. The Company’s net income or loss is allocated to noncontrolling interests based on the respective ownership or voting percentage in the Operating Partnership associated with such noncontrolling interests and is removed from consolidated income or loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in order to derive net income or loss attributable to common stockholders. The noncontrolling ownership percentage is calculated by dividing the aggregate number of LTIP Units and OP Units by the total number of units and shares outstanding. Any future issuances of additional LTIP Units or OP Units would change the noncontrolling ownership interest.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment in Real Estate

The Company determines when an acquisition meets the definition of a business or alternatively should be accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 805 "Business Combinations" ("ASC Topic 805"), which requires that, when substantially all of the fair value of an acquisition is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the asset or group of similar identifiable assets does not meet the definition of a business and therefore is required to be accounted for as an asset acquisition. Transaction costs are capitalized for asset acquisitions and expensed as incurred for business combinations. All of the Company’s facility acquisitions for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were accounted for as asset acquisitions because substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets the Company acquired were concentrated in a single asset or group of similar identifiable assets.

For asset acquisitions that are “owner occupied” (meaning that the seller either is the tenant or controls the tenant), the purchase price, including capitalized acquisition costs, will be allocated to land and building based on their relative fair values with no value allocated to intangible assets or liabilities. For asset acquisitions where there is a lease in place but not “owner occupied,” the Company will allocate the purchase price to tangible assets and any intangible assets acquired or liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values. Fair value is determined based upon the guidance of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” and generally are determined using Level 2 inputs, such as rent comparables, sales comparables, and broker indications. Although Level 3 Inputs are utilized, they are minor in comparison to the Level 2 data used for the primary assumptions. The determination of fair value involves the use of significant judgment and estimates. We make estimates to determine the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed using information obtained from multiple sources, including pre-acquisition due diligence, and we routinely utilize the assistance of a third-party appraiser.

Valuation of tangible assets:

The fair value of land is determined using the sales comparison approach whereby recent comparable land sales and listings are gathered and summarized. The available market data is analyzed and compared to the land being valued and adjustments are made for dissimilar characteristics such as market conditions, size, and location. The Company estimates the fair value of buildings acquired on an as-if-vacant basis and depreciates the building value over its estimated remaining life. Fair value is primarily based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates as well as available market information. The Company determines the fair value of site improvements (non-building improvements that include paving and other) using the cost approach, with a deduction for depreciation, and depreciates the site improvements over their estimated remaining useful lives. Tenant improvements represent fixed improvements to tenant spaces, the fair value of which is estimated using prevailing market tenant improvement allowances. Tenant improvements are amortized over the remaining term of the lease.

Valuation of intangible assets:

In determining the fair value of in-place leases (the avoided cost associated with existing in-place leases) management considers current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases in arriving at an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up period from vacant to existing occupancy. In estimating carrying costs, management includes reimbursable (based on market lease terms) real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses, as well as estimates of lost market rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods. The values assigned to in-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the lease.

The fair value of above-or-below market leases is estimated based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflected the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between contractual amounts to be received pursuant to the leases and management’s estimate of market lease rates measured over a period equal to the estimated remaining term of the lease. An above market lease is classified as an intangible asset and a below market lease is classified as an intangible liability. The capitalized above-market or below-market lease intangibles are amortized as a reduction of, or an addition to, rental income over the estimated remaining term of the respective leases.

Intangible assets related to leasing costs consist of leasing commissions and legal fees. Leasing commissions are estimated by multiplying the remaining contract rent associated with each lease by a market leasing commission. Legal fees represent legal costs associated with writing, reviewing, and sometimes negotiating various lease terms. Leasing costs are amortized over the remaining useful life of the respective leases.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s operations primarily consist of rental revenue earned from tenants under leasing arrangements which provide for minimum rent and escalations. The leases have been accounted for as operating leases. For operating leases with contingent rental escalators, revenue is recorded based on the contractual cash rental payments due during the period. Revenue from leases with fixed annual rental escalators are recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial lease term, subject to a collectability assessment, with the difference between the contractual rental receipts and the straight-line amounts recorded as a “deferred rent receivable.” Additionally, the Company recognizes as a component of rental revenue, “expense recoveries” revenue, which represents revenue recognized related to tenant reimbursement of real estate taxes, insurance, and certain other operating expenses (“tenant reimbursements”). The Company recognizes these reimbursements and related expenses on a gross basis in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Assets Held for Sale and Sales of Real Estate

Assets Held for Sale and Sales of Real Estate

The Company classifies a property as held for sale when the following criteria are met: (i) management, having the authority to approve action, commits to a plan to sell the property in its present condition, (ii) the sale of the property is at a price reasonable in relation to its current fair value and (iii) the sale is probable and expected to be completed within one year. At that time, the Company presents the assets and obligations associated with the real estate held for sale separately in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and ceases recording depreciation and amortization expense related to that asset. Real estate held for sale is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell. None of the Company’s properties were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022 or 2021.

Upon the disposition of a property, the Company recognizes a gain or loss at a point in time when the Company determines control of the underlying asset has been transferred to the buyer. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied at the closing of the transaction. Any continuing involvement is analyzed as a separate performance obligation in the contract, and a portion of the sales price is allocated to each performance obligation. There is significant judgment applied to estimate the amount of variable consideration, if any, identified within the sales price and assess its probability of occurrence based on current market information, historical transactions, and forecasted information that is reasonably available.

For sales of real estate (or assets classified as held for sale), the Company evaluates whether the disposition is a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and, if so, it will be classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates its real estate assets for impairment at each reporting date or whenever events or circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. If an impairment indicator exists, the Company compares the expected future undiscounted cash flows against the carrying amount of the asset. If the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the Company would record an impairment loss for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying amount of the asset.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Amounts included in restricted cash represent (1) certain security deposits received from tenants at the inception of their leases; (2) cash required to be held by a third-party lender as a reserve for debt service; and (3) funds held by the Company related to tenant reimbursements. The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash that sums to the total of those amounts at the end of the periods presented on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:


	As of December 31,
	2022		2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,016	$	7,213
Restricted cash		10,439		5,546
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	14,455	$	12,759

Tenant Receivables, Net

The tenant receivable balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $8,040 and $6,070, respectively. The balance as of December 31, 2022 consisted of $1,348 in funds owed from the Company’s tenants for rent that the Company had earned but had not yet received, $143 for a loan that was made to one of the Company’s tenants, $5,520 of tenant reimbursements, and $1,029 of miscellaneous receivables. The balance as of December 31, 2021 consisted of $1,309 in funds owed from the Company’s tenants for rent that the Company had earned but had not yet received, $1,158 of loans that were made to two of the Company’s tenants, and $3,603 of tenant reimbursements.

Receivables arising from operating leases are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 842 “Leases” (“ASC Topic 842”). The Company assesses the likelihood of losses resulting from tenant defaults, or the inability of tenants to make contractual rent and tenant reimbursements at each reporting date. The Company also monitors the liquidity and creditworthiness of its tenants and operators on a continuous basis. If the likelihood of a tenant paying its lease payments is determined to no longer be probable, all tenant receivables, including deferred rent, are written off against revenue and any future revenue for that tenant is recognized only upon receipt of cash. In addition, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had a portfolio level reserve of $350 on those leases that were probable of collection to ensure that the tenant lease receivables were not overstated.

Escrow Deposits

The escrow balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $7,833 and $5,957, respectively. Escrow deposits include funds held in escrow to be used for the acquisition of properties in the future and for the payment of taxes, insurance, and other amounts as stipulated by the Company’s Cantor Loan, as hereinafter defined.

Deferred Assets

The deferred assets balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $29,616 and $25,417, respectively. The balance as of December 31, 2022 consisted of $29,467 in deferred rent receivables resulting from the recognition of revenue from leases with fixed annual rental escalations on a straight-line basis and $149 of other deferred costs. The balance as of December 31, 2021 consisted of $25,356 in deferred rent receivables resulting from the recognition of revenue from leases with fixed annual rental escalations on a straight-line basis and $61 of other deferred costs.

Other Assets

The other assets balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $6,550 and $6,232, respectively. The balance as of December 31, 2022 consisted of $3,480 for right of use assets, $1,552 in capitalized construction in process costs, $1,380 in prepaid assets, and $138 for net capitalized software costs and miscellaneous assets. The balance as of December 31, 2021 consisted of $3,809 for right of use assets, $257 in preacquisition and other capitalized costs related to our properties, $1,916 in prepaid assets, and $250 for net capitalized software costs and miscellaneous assets. Refer to Note 8 – “Leases” for additional details on right of use assets.

Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Swaps

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company's balance related to interest rate swap derivative instruments that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk was an asset of $34,705 and a net liability of $6,554, respectively. In accordance with the Company’s risk management strategy, the purpose of the interest rate swaps is to manage interest rate risk for certain of the Company’s variable-rate debt. The interest rate swaps involve the Company’s receipt of variable-rate amounts from the counterparties in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements. The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Refer to Note 4 – “Credit Facility, Notes Payable and Derivative Instruments” for additional details.

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

The other liabilities balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $7,363 and $7,709, respectively. The balance as of December 31, 2022 consisted of $2,922 for right of use liabilities and $4,441 of prepaid rent. The balance as of December 31, 2021 consisted of $4,479 for right of use liabilities and $3,230 of prepaid rent. Refer to Note 8 – “Leases” for additional details on right of use liabilities.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders Per Share

The Company uses the treasury stock method to compute diluted net income or loss attributable to common stockholders per share. Basic net income or loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income or loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus any potential dilutive shares for the period. OP Units and LTIP Units are not reflected in the diluted per share calculation because the exchange of OP Units and LTIP Units into common stock is on a one-for-one basis, and both are allocated net income on a per share basis equal to the common stock. Accordingly, any exchange would not have any effect on diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders per share. The Company considered the requirements of the two-class method when computing earnings per share and determined that there would be no difference in its reported results if that method was utilized.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs include amounts paid to lenders and other third parties to obtain both fixed term and revolving debt and are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the related debt. Refer to Note 4 – “Credit Facility, Notes Payable and Derivative Instruments” for additional details.

Related Party Disclosures

The Company enters into transactions with affiliated entities, or “related parties,” which are recorded as receivables or payables in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Related party disclosures are governed by ASC Topic 850, “Related Party Disclosures.” Refer to Note 6 – “Related Party Transactions” for additional information regarding the Company’s related party transactions.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company grants LTIP Unit awards, including awards that vest over time and awards that vest based on achievement of specified performance criteria, to its employees and its independent directors. The Company accounts for all awards under ASC Topic 718, "Compensation-Stock Compensation." Refer to Note 7 – “Stock Based Compensation” for additional details.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Real estate and related assets are stated net of accumulated depreciation. Renovations, replacements and other expenditures that improve or extend the life of assets are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the buildings, which are generally between 20 and 52 years, tenant improvements, which are generally between one and 19 years, and site improvements, which are generally between three and 15 years. Values assigned to in-place lease and leasing costs intangible assets are charged as amortization expense using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the respective leases.

Management Internalization Expense

Management Internalization Expense

Until July 9, 2020, the Company was externally managed and advised by its former advisor. On July 9, 2020, the Company completed its management internalization transaction, whereby the management agreement with the former advisor was terminated, the employees of the former advisor became employees of the Company and the functions previously performed by the former advisor were internalized by the Company. The total amount of consideration for the internalization transaction, after a working capital adjustment, was $17,746.

In accordance with ASC Topic 805, the portion of the consideration paid for the management internalization transaction that was attributed to the settlement of a preexisting contractual relationship (the management agreement) of $12,094 was recognized as “Management Internalization Expense” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the $5,903 of excess consideration paid over the fair value of underlying identifiable net liabilities of the business acquired of $251 was recorded as “Goodwill” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company also incurred $1,911 of expense related to the management internalization transaction for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is also included in the “Management Internalization Expense” line item. The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, includes no revenue and $3,458 of net loss related to the operations of the business acquired subsequent to its acquisition.

The accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 include the operations of the business acquired for the full year. The table below presents the unaudited revenue and net income attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 on a pro forma basis as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had occurred on the first day of the period presented, nor does the pro forma information purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.


	Year Ended December 31, 2020
	(unaudited, in thousands)

Pro forma total revenue	$	93,730
Pro forma net income attributable to common stockholders	$	5,524

Cash paid for the acquisition of the former advisor, after consideration of the settlement of a preexisting contractual relationship of $12,094 and net of cash acquired of $559 was $5,093 and is included as an “Investing” activity in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for year ended December 31, 2020.

Goodwill

Goodwill

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s goodwill balance was $5,903. Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the fair value of underlying identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. The Company’s goodwill balance was derived from the management internalization transaction. Goodwill has an indefinite life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The Company’s policy is to perform its annual goodwill impairment evaluation as of the first day of the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. The Company has one reporting unit.

Goodwill is evaluated for impairment either under a qualitative assessment option or a quantitative approach depending on the facts and circumstances of the reporting unit, consideration of the excess of the reporting unit's fair value over its carrying amount in previous assessments and changes in business environment.

When performing a qualitative assessment, the Company considers factors including, but not limited to, current macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, financial performance and other events relevant to the entity or the reporting unit to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed.

When performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test, the reporting unit carrying value is compared to its fair value. Goodwill is deemed impaired if, and the impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which, the reporting unit carrying value exceeds its fair value.

Estimating the fair value of a reporting unit requires the exercise of significant judgment and assumptions including judgments about expected future cash flows, weighted-average cost of capital, discount rates and expected long-term growth rates. A significant change to these estimates and assumptions could cause the estimated fair values of our reporting unit to decline and increase the risk of an impairment charge to earnings.

The Company performed a qualitative analysis during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year and determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was in excess of the reporting units carrying value, and as a result, a quantitative step one analysis was not necessary.

Income Taxes

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016. A REIT is generally not subject to U.S. federal income taxes if it can meet many specific requirements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates, and the Company could not re-elect REIT status until the fifth calendar year after the year in which the failure occurred. Even if the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state or local income taxes, and the Company’s TRS will be subject to U.S. federal, state, and local taxes on its income at regular corporate rates. The Company recognizes the tax effects of uncertain tax positions only if the position is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company has not identified any material uncertain tax positions and recognizes interest and penalties in income tax expense, if applicable. The Company is currently not under examination by any income tax jurisdiction.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is a market-based measurement and should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows:

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Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

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Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and

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Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company considers the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, escrow deposits, accounts and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued expenses to approximate the fair value for these financial instruments because of the short period of time since origination or the short period of time between origination of the instruments and their expected realization. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are utilized to estimate the fair value of these financial instruments. The Company considers the carrying value of its debt to approximate fair value. The fair values determined related to the Company’s interest rate swap transactions utilize Level 2 inputs, since there is heavy reliance on a variety of inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, yield curves, measure of volatility, and correlations of such inputs. The fair values determined related to the Company’s acquisitions of real estate where the identification and recording of intangible assets and liabilities is required primarily utilize Level 2 inputs since there is heavy reliance on market observable data such as rent comparables, sales comparables, and broker indications. Although some Level 3 inputs are utilized, they are minor in comparison to the Level 2 date used for the primary assumptions as it relates to acquisitions of real estate.

Segment Reporting

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for reporting financial and descriptive information about a public entity’s reportable segments. The Company has determined that it has one reportable segment, with activities related to investing in medical properties. The Company evaluates the operating performance of its investments on an individual asset level basis.