Financial Strategy And LiquidityW.P. Carey completed a €600M notes offering, improving the liquidity and duration of its balance sheet, and addressing a scheduled February 2025 maturity, while cementing the company’s reputation as an adept balance sheet manager.
Organic Growth And Rent EscalationSame-store rent growth averaged 2.8%, which screens favorably to net-lease REIT peers; while upside from CPI-linked escalators should moderate, a higher proportion of rents attributed to the industrial sector, which tends to offer 3%+ annual escalators, supports a more favorable organic growth profile.
Portfolio Quality ImprovementThe quality of cash flows and growth prospects of the portfolio have improved with the exit from office assets.