10-QPeriod: Q1 FY2002

Prologis, Inc. Quarterly Report for Q1 Ended Mar 31, 2002

Filed April 26, 2002For Securities:PLDPLDGP

Summary

AMB Property Corporation (AMB) filed its quarterly report for the period ending March 31, 2002. The company, a REIT focused on industrial and retail properties, reported total revenues of $159.2 million for the first quarter of 2002, an increase from $144.8 million in the same period of 2001. Net income available to common stockholders was $28.4 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, a decrease from $42.3 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. This decline was partly due to a $16.8 million gain from real estate dispositions recognized in Q1 2001, which was absent in Q1 2002, and an extraordinary loss of $0.2 million related to early debt extinguishment in the current quarter. AMB's balance sheet shows total assets of $4.8 billion as of March 31, 2002. The company maintained a solid occupancy rate of 94.4% for its industrial properties and 87.2% for its retail centers. Total debt stood at $2.1 billion, with a debt-to-total market capitalization ratio of 43.6%, indicating a leveraged but manageable capital structure. The company continues to strategically invest in industrial properties within supply-constrained markets and is divesting non-core assets.

Key Highlights

  • 1Total revenues increased by 13.3% to $159.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002, compared to $144.8 million for the same period in 2001.
  • 2Net income available to common stockholders decreased to $28.4 million ($0.33/share diluted) in Q1 2002 from $42.3 million ($0.50/share diluted) in Q1 2001.
  • 3The company's industrial properties maintained a high occupancy rate of 94.4% as of March 31, 2002.
  • 4Total assets grew to $4.8 billion as of March 31, 2002.
  • 5Total debt was $2.1 billion, with a debt-to-total market capitalization ratio of 43.6%, indicating significant leverage.
  • 6AMB Property Corporation is actively divesting non-strategic retail centers and industrial properties.
  • 7The company initiated a new industrial development project valued at $6.0 million during the quarter.

Frequently Asked Questions

The decrease in net income available to common stockholders was primarily driven by the absence of a significant gain from real estate dispositions ($16.8 million) in the first quarter of 2002, which was recorded in the same period of 2001. Additionally, an extraordinary loss of $0.2 million related to early debt extinguishment in the current quarter impacted net income.

AMB Property Corporation has a total debt of $2.1 billion as of March 31, 2002. The company aims to maintain a debt-to-total market capitalization ratio of approximately 45% or less and a debt-to-total book capitalization ratio of 44.9%. They are also focused on managing interest rate risk by having a majority of their debt at fixed rates.

AMB Property Corporation's strategy is to focus on High Throughput Distribution (HTD) industrial properties in supply-constrained, in-fill submarkets. They are actively divesting non-strategic retail centers and industrial properties that do not align with this core focus and redeploying capital into these targeted industrial assets.

The company expects to fund its operations, acquisitions, and developments through a combination of cash flow from operations, borrowings under its credit facilities, other debt and equity financings, and proceeds from property divestitures. As of March 31, 2002, they had $99.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $500 million available under their unsecured credit facility, indicating sufficient liquidity for the near future.