BOCA RATON, Fla.-- The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”), a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and a leading provider of evidence-based offender rehabilitation and community reentry services around the globe, reported today its financial results for the third quarter 2018.

GEO reported third quarter 2018 net income attributable to GEO of $39.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to $38.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2017. GEO reported total revenues for the third quarter 2018 of $583.5 million up from $566.8 million for the third quarter 2017.

Third quarter 2018 results reflect $4.2 million in start-up expenses, after-tax, related to the third quarter 2018 activation of a 338-bed annex at the company-owned Folkston ICE Processing Center in Georgia; the company-owned, 661-bed Eagle Pass Correctional Facility in Texas; and the company-owned, 1,000-bed Montgomery ICE Processing Center in Texas. Third quarter 2018 results also reflect a $2.2 million loss on real estate assets, after-tax, related to the write-off of leasehold improvements at company-leased facilities. Excluding these items, GEO reported third quarter 2018 Adjusted Net Income of $45.6 million, or $0.38 per diluted share.

GEO reported third quarter 2018 Normalized Funds From Operations (“Normalized FFO”) of $62.9 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to $58.8 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2017. GEO reported third quarter 2018 Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) of $77.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, compared to $77.0 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2017.

George C. Zoley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GEO, said, “We are pleased with our third quarter results and our earnings and AFFO guidance for the fourth quarter. We are focused on effectively allocating capital to drive long-term, sustainable value for our shareholders, and we remain optimistic regarding the demand for our services and the outlook for new growth opportunities.”