W.P. Carey Inc (STU:WPY)
€ 51.5 -1.64 (-3.09%) Market Cap: 11.47 Bil Enterprise Value: 17.96 Bil PE Ratio: 22.02 PB Ratio: 1.46 GF Score: 73/100

Q1 2024 WP Carey Inc Earnings Call Transcript

May 01, 2024 / 03:00PM GMT

Key Points

Positve
  • W.P. Carey Inc (WPC) completed investments totaling $375 million year-to-date, primarily in industrial properties, demonstrating strong investment activity.
  • Approximately 70% of W.P. Carey Inc (WPC)'s investment volume has been in Europe, benefiting from more favorable bid-ask spreads and cost of debt advantages due to the ability to issue Euro-denominated bonds.
  • The company has a robust investment pipeline with over $500 million in investments, including about $300 million at advanced stages, indicating potential for future growth.
  • W.P. Carey Inc (WPC) maintains strong liquidity with over $1 billion in cash and minimal draw on a $2 billion revolver, providing flexibility in funding investments and handling market uncertainties.
  • The company is nearing the completion of its strategy to exit office assets, which is expected to position W.P. Carey Inc (WPC) for higher long-term growth by eliminating headwinds from deteriorating office fundamentals.
Negative
  • AFFO for the first quarter reflected a decline due to the execution of the office exit strategy and a 3-month rent abatement under the Hellweg lease restructuring.
  • Certain tenant issues, such as the Hellweg restructuring and the Prima Wawona lease rejection, have impacted earnings, although these are being actively managed.
  • The company noted a tenant, Hearthside, which could potentially go through restructuring, adding an element of risk to future rent collections despite the critical nature of the leased properties.
  • Comprehensive same-store rent growth was reported as negative 30 basis points year-over-year, primarily due to the Hellweg rent abatement.
  • While W.P. Carey Inc (WPC) has a strong liquidity position, the uncertain outlook for interest rates and the unfavorable cost of equity for net lease REITs pose challenges for capital market activities.
Operator

Hello, and welcome to W. P. Carey's First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Diego, and I will be your operator today. (Operator Instructions) Please note that today's event is being recorded. (Operator Instructions) I will now turn today's program over to Peter Sands, Head of Investor Relations. Mr. Sands, please go ahead.

Peter Sands
W. P. Carey Inc. - Executive Director & Head of IR

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us this morning for our 2024 First Quarter Earnings Call. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that some of the statements made on this call are not historic facts and may be deemed forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from W. P. Carey's expectations are provided in our SEC filings. An online replay of this conference call will be made available in the Investor Relations section of our website at wpcarey.com, where it will be archived for approximately 1 year and where you can also find copies of our investor presentations and other

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