Prologis Leases in the Netherlands - Analyst Blog
29 Novembre 2011 - 3:00PM
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Prologis Inc.
(PLD), a leading industrial real estate investment trust (REIT),
has recently signed a lease agreement spanning 540,000 square feet
of its development portfolio in the Netherlands with Syncreon, a
worldwide logistics service provider, for an undisclosed amount.
The lessee would occupy the space at Prologis Park Tilburg, which
is located in the Industrial Park Vossenberg-West, northwest of
Tilburg, and consists of three state-of-the-art distribution
facilities totaling about 1.3 million square feet of warehouse
space.
The transaction is one of the
largest of its kind in the country in the current year. With the
lease, Syncreon is expected to better serve the European business
of an undisclosed international computer manufacturer. The leased
facility is strategically located in the south-central part of the
Netherlands near the Belgian border and facilitates multimodal
transport at a midpoint between Rotterdam and the German industrial
zone, thereby offering a significant growth opportunity for the
logistics company.
On the other hand, the lease
agreement enables Prologis to expand and cement its strategic ties
with leading third-party global logistics service providers like
Syncreon, which remains focused on improving supply chain
efficiencies through the lease-up of functional and modern
distribution space. Consequently, the lease agreement is a win-win
deal for both the participating companies.
Prologis acquires, develops,
operates and manages industrial real estate space in North America,
Asia and Europe. Given its international presence, Prologis has
lately faced unfavorable foreign currency movements and other
economic fluctuations that have impaired its top-line growth.
Furthermore, although third quarter
2011 results exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimates, macroeconomic
issues had contributed to a slower pace of recovery as the industry
was affected by the continued concerns about sovereign debt issues,
rising energy costs, global military actions and the devastation
and loss caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
In addition, the unrelenting
troubles in the residential sector are weighing on commercial
property operations. The credit crunch has also widened the bid-ask
spread between buyers and sellers of commercial real estate, which
has caused deal volumes to fall compared to pre-recession levels.
Moreover, market vacancy increases is expected to mitigate
Prologis’ ability to push through rental rate increases, thereby
affecting the long-term growth of the company.
We currently have a ‘Neutral’
recommendation and a Zacks #3 Rank for Prologis, which translates
into a short-term ‘Hold’ rating. However, we have an ‘Outperform’
recommendation and a Zacks #3 Rank for Winthrop Realty
Trust (FUR), one of the peers of Prologis.
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