UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-13545 (Prologis, Inc.) 001-14245 (Prologis, L.P.)

Prologis, Inc.
Prologis, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland (Prologis, Inc.) Delaware (Prologis, L.P.) |
94-3281941 (Prologis, Inc.) 94-3285362 (Prologis, L.P.) |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California |
94111 |
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(Address or principal executive offices) |
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(415) 394-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
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Prologis, Inc. |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Prologis, L.P. |
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4.000% Notes due 2018 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Prologis, L.P. |
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1.375% Notes due 2020 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Prologis, L.P. |
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1.375% Notes due 2021 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Prologis, L.P. |
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3.000% Notes due 2022 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Prologis, L.P. |
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3.375% Notes due 2024 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Prologis, Inc. – NONE
Prologis, L.P. – NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Prologis, Inc.: Yes þ No o
Prologis, L.P.: Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Prologis, Inc.: Yes o No þ
Prologis, L.P.: Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Prologis, Inc.: Yes þ No o Prologis, L.P.: Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website; if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Prologis, Inc.: Yes þ No o Prologis, L.P.: Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):
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o Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
o Smaller reporting company |
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Prologis, L.P.: |
o Large accelerated filer |
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þ Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
o Smaller reporting company |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Prologis, Inc.: Yes o No þ
Prologis, L.P.: Yes o No þ
Based on the closing price of Prologis, Inc.’s common stock on June 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of Prologis, Inc. was $19,266,497,534.
The number of shares of Prologis, Inc.’s common stock outstanding at February 12, 2016, was approximately 524,774,000.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of Part III of this report are incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2016 annual meeting of its stockholders or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
This report combines the annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Prologis, Inc.” or the “Parent” mean Prologis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to “Prologis, L.P.” or the “Operating Partnership” mean Prologis, L.P., and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms “the Company,” “Prologis,” “we,” “our” or “us” means Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership collectively.
Prologis, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) and the general partner of the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2015, Prologis, Inc. owned an approximate 97.12% common general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership and 100% of the preferred units in the Operating Partnership. The remaining approximate 2.88% common limited partnership interests are owned by nonaffiliated investors and certain current and former directors and officers of Prologis, Inc. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, Prologis, Inc. has complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Operating Partnership.
We operate Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership as one enterprise. The management of Prologis, Inc. consists of the same members as the management of the Operating Partnership. These members are officers of Prologis, Inc. and employees of the Operating Partnership or one of its subsidiaries. As general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, Prologis, Inc. consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes. Because the only significant asset of Prologis, Inc. is its investment in the Operating Partnership, the assets and liabilities of Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements.
We believe combining the annual reports on Form 10-K of Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
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enhances investors’ understanding of Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business; |
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eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation as a substantial portion of the Company’s disclosure applies to both Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership; and |
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creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports. |
It is important to understand the few differences between Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership in the context of how we operate the Company. Prologis, Inc. does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. Prologis, Inc. itself does not incur any indebtedness, but it guarantees the unsecured debt of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests in the Company’s investment in certain entities. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by Prologis, Inc., which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates capital required by the business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of partnership units to third parties.
Noncontrolling interests, stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of Prologis, Inc. and those of the Operating Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements include the interests in consolidated entities not owned by the Operating Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in Prologis, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Operating Partnership level, as well as the common limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, not owned by Prologis, Inc., which are accounted for as partners’ capital by the Operating Partnership.
To highlight the differences between Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership, separate sections in this report, as applicable, individually discuss Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership, including separate financial statements and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of Prologis.
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The statements in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate as well as management’s beliefs and assumptions. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact our financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” and “estimates” including variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, development activity and changes in sales or contribution volume of properties, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt, capital structure and financial position, our ability to form new co-investment ventures and the availability of capital in existing or new co-investment ventures — are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained, and therefore actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of REIT status, tax structuring and income tax rates, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments in our co-investment ventures, including our ability to establish new co-investment ventures, (viii) risks of doing business internationally, including currency risks, (ix) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, and (x) those additional factors discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors in this report. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this report except as may be required by law.
We are the global leader in logistics real estate, focused on high-barrier, high-growth markets across the Americas, Europe and Asia. At December 31, 2015, we owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 669 million square feet (62 million square meters) in 20 countries. We lease modern distribution facilities to a diverse base of more than 5,200 customers across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment. For business-to-business enterprises, our buildings serve a variety of sectors, including automotive, transportation, pharmaceuticals and general consumer goods. In the area of retail/online fulfillment, our state-of-the-art logistics facilities foster the seamless flow of goods around the world.

Details of the 669 million square feet at December 31, 2015 was as follows (dollars and square feet in millions):
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Asia (3 countries) |
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Operating portfolio (number of buildings) |
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2,403 |
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714 |
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Operating portfolio (square feet) |
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Total expected investment (“TEI”) represents total estimated cost of development or expansion, including land, development and leasing costs. TEI is based on current projections and is subject to change. Non-U.S. dollar investments are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at period end or the date of development start for purposes of calculating development starts in any period. |
Our operating portfolio includes stabilized industrial properties in our owned and managed portfolio. A developed property moves into the operating portfolio when it meets stabilization. The property is considered stabilized when a development project has been completed for one year or is at least 90% occupied whichever occurs first. Our other real estate properties include properties in which we have an ownership interest but do not manage, and other properties we own, such as value-added
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properties and assets held for sale to third parties. Value-added properties are those which are expected to be repurposed or redeveloped to a higher and better use. They also include newly acquired properties that present opportunities to create greater value.
Prologis, Inc. began operating as a fully integrated real estate company in 1997 and elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”). We believe the current organization and method of operation will enable Prologis, Inc. to maintain its status as a REIT. The Operating Partnership also was formed in 1997.
Our global corporate headquarters are at Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111, and our other principal offices are in Amsterdam, Denver, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
Our Internet address is www.prologis.com. All reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are available and can be accessed free of charge through the Investor Relations section of our website after we electronically submit material to the SEC. The common stock of Prologis, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker “PLD” and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500.
Our investment strategy focuses on providing high-quality distribution facilities to customers whose businesses are tied to consumption and global trade and as such depend on the efficient movement of goods through the supply chain. We have a significant worldwide presence of $51.5 billion of real estate assets in our owned and managed portfolio which spans 20 countries on four continents. We focus our investments in large population centers with high per-capita consumption rates located near major airports, seaports and rail and highway systems. We classify our properties into two main market categories: global and regional. Global markets comprise approximately 30 of the largest markets tied to global trade and consumption. Regional markets benefit from large population centers but typically are not as tied to the global supply chain; instead, they serve local consumption and are less supply constrained.
We intend to hold primarily Class-A product in global and regional markets. At December 31, 2015, global and regional markets represented approximately 89% and 11%, respectively, of our owned and managed portfolio (based on our share, as determined by our ownership percentage for consolidated and unconsolidated entities, of the properties’ gross book value).
We have deep knowledge of our local markets, extensive construction expertise and a demonstrated commitment to sustainable design across our portfolio. We are supported by a diverse customer base and our relationships with multinational corporations bring us repeat business across our global portfolio. See below for information on our customers. For more detail on our properties, see Item 2. Properties.
Both macroeconomics and demographics are important drivers of our business; these drivers include population growth, consumption and rising affluence. In the developed markets of the United States (or “U.S.”), Europe and Japan, the reconfiguration of supply chains, which is strongly influenced by e-commerce trends, as well as the operational efficiencies that can be realized from our modern logistics facilities, are key factors. In emerging markets, such as Brazil, China and Mexico, new affluence and the rise of the consumer classes together have prompted demand as supply chains are constructed. Taken together, logistics real estate markets benefit from economic growth, as well as from the modernization of supply chains around the world.
In addition to our wholly owned investments we also have investments in a variety of ventures. We co-invest with partners and investors in entities that own multiple properties. We refer to these entities as co-investment ventures (consolidated or unconsolidated).
Business Strategy and Operating Segments
Our business comprises two operating segments: Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital.
Real Estate Operations
Rental Operations. Rental operations is the largest segment and contributed approximately 90% of our revenues, earnings and funds from operations in 2015 (see below for our definition of funds from operations and a complete reconciliation to net earnings in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations). We collect rent from our customers through operating leases, including reimbursements for the majority of our property operating costs. We expect to generate long-term internal growth by maintaining high occupancy rates, controlling expenses and increasing rents. Our rental revenue is diversified by customer segment and geography. We believe our property management, leasing and maintenance teams, together with our capital expenditure, energy and risk management programs, create cost efficiencies that allow us to capitalize on the economies of scale inherent in owning, operating and growing a global portfolio.
Capital Deployment. Capital deployment includes the development, redevelopment and acquisition of industrial properties to increase rental income and therefore is reported with rental operations. We primarily deploy capital in global and regional markets to serve our customers’ requirements. We capitalize on the following: (i) our land bank, (ii) the development expertise of our local teams, (iii) our customer relationships, and (iv) the demand for high-quality distribution facilities. We aim to increase our rental revenue and our net asset value by leasing newly developed space and acquiring operating properties. We develop properties for long-term hold, for contribution to our co-investment ventures and, occasionally, for sale to third parties. In 2015, we stabilized $1.6 billion of development projects with an estimated gross margin of 32%, creating $515 million in value for Prologis.
Strategic Capital
Real estate is a capital intensive business that requires growth capital. We manage third-party capital on behalf of the world’s largest institutional partners in order to grow our business, provide incremental revenues, and align our assets and liabilities in local currencies thereby mitigating foreign currency risk associated with our international investments. We tailor logistics portfolios to meet our partners’ specific needs, with a focus on long-term ventures and open-ended funds. We also access alternative sources of equity through the publicly traded vehicles Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (“NPR”) and FIBRA Prologis. We hold a significant ownership interest in these ventures, aligning our interests with those of our partners. We generate strategic capital revenues from our unconsolidated ventures through asset management and property management services and we earn additional revenues by providing leasing, acquisition, construction, development, financing and disposition services. At December 31, 2015, we managed 276.5 million square feet of operating properties in nine unconsolidated co-investment ventures. For more detail of our co-investment ventures, see Item 2. Properties. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we also earn revenues through incentive fees during the life of a venture or upon liquidation (called “promotes”). In 2015, this segment contributed approximately 10% of our revenues, earnings and our funds from operations. We plan to grow this business generally through our existing ventures.
Competition
Competitively priced distribution space could impact our occupancy rates and have an adverse effect on how much rent we can charge, which in turn could affect both of our operating segments. We may face competition with regard to our capital deployment activities, including local, regional and national operators or developers. We also face competition from investment managers for institutional capital within our strategic capital business.
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We believe we have competitive advantages due to our:
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ability to respond quickly to customers’ needs for high-quality distribution space in key global and regional markets; |
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established relationships with key customers served by our local teams; |
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ability to leverage our organizational scale and structure to provide a single point of contact for global customers through the Prologis global customer solutions team; |
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property management and leasing expertise; |
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relationships and proven track record with current and prospective investors in our strategic capital business; |
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global experience developing and managing industrial properties; |
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well-positioned land bank; and |
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team members with experience in the land entitlement and development processes. |
Customers
Our broad customer base represents a spectrum of international, national, regional and local distribution users. At December 31, 2015, in Real Estate Operations, we had more than 4,600 customers occupying 338.3 million square feet of distribution space. On an owned and managed basis, we had more than 5,200 customers occupying 614.7 million square feet of distribution space.
In Strategic Capital, we view our partners and investors as our customers. At December 31, 2015, in our private ventures, we partnered with approximately 100 investors, several of which invest in multiple ventures.
The following table details our top 25 customers at December 31, 2015 (square feet in thousands):
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3. FedEx Corporation |
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13. Sears |
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0.5 |
|
|
|
2,273 |
|
|
13. DB Schenker |
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
3,786 |
|
|
14. Anixter |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1,629 |
|
|
14. UPS |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
3,191 |
|
|
15. Geodis |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
2,004 |
|
|
15. Ingram Micro |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
3,181 |
|
|
16. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
16. Hitachi |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
17. UPS |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1,606 |
|
|
17. Panalpina |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
2,237 |
|
|
18. APL |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
2,047 |
|
|
18. LG |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
2,567 |
|
|
19. Office Depot |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
19. PepsiCo |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
2,618 |
|
|
20. Kuehne + Nagel |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
20. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,991 |
|
|
21. Mohawk Industries |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,204 |
|
|
21. Samsung Electronics |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
22. Georgia-Pacific |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
22. La Poste |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
1,673 |
|
|
23. Kellogg's |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
23. Best Buy |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
1,827 |
|
|
24. C&S Wholesale Grocers |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,285 |
|
|
24. UTi |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
2,116 |
|
|
25. LG |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
25. Rhenus AG & CO KG |
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
2,122 |
|
|
Top 25 Customers |
|
20.3 |
|
|
|
60,719 |
|
|
Top 25 Customers |
|
18.5 |
|
|
|
104,388 |
|
|
(1) |
Net effective rent (or “NER”) is calculated using the estimated total cash to be received over the term of the lease (including base rent and expense reimbursements) divided by the lease term to determine the amount of rent and expense reimbursements received per year. Amounts derived in a currency other than the U.S. dollar have been translated using the average rate from the previous twelve months. |
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The following table summarizes our global employee base at December 31, 2015:
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|
|
Number of Employees |
|
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|
Region |
|
Real Estate Operations |
|
|
Strategic Capital |
|
|
Corporate and Support |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
|
Americas |
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
Europe |
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
Asia |
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
1,555 |
|
We believe we have good relationships with our employees. Prologis employees are not organized under collective bargaining agreements, although some employees in Europe are represented by statutory Works Councils and as such they benefit from applicable labor agreements.
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
We maintain a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct applicable to our board of directors (the “Board”) and all of our officers and employees, including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer, or other people performing similar functions. A copy of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on our website, www.prologis.com. In addition to being accessible through our website, copies of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct can be obtained, free of charge, upon written request to Investor Relations, Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111. Any amendments to or waivers of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that apply to the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, or the principal accounting officer, or other people performing similar functions, and that relate to any matter enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, will be disclosed on our website.
We are exposed to various environmental risks that may result in unanticipated losses and affect our operating results and financial condition. Either the previous owners or we have conducted environmental reviews on a majority of the properties we have acquired, including land. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments has revealed an environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See Item 1A. Risk Factors and Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
We carry insurance coverage on our properties. We determine the type of coverage and the policy specifications and limits based on what we deem to be the risks associated with our ownership of properties and our business operations in specific markets. Such coverage typically includes property damage and rental loss insurance resulting from such perils as fire, windstorm, flood, earthquake and terrorism; commercial general liability insurance; and environmental insurance. Insurance is maintained through a combination of commercial insurance, self-insurance and a wholly-owned captive insurance entity. The costs to insure our properties are primarily covered through reimbursements from our customers. We believe that our insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits that are customary for similar properties, business activities and markets and we believe our properties are adequately insured. See further discussion in Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our operations and structure involve various risks that could adversely affect our business and financial condition, including but not limited to, our financial position, results of operations, cash flow, ability to make distributions and payments to security holders and the market value of our securities. These risks relate to our consolidated company as well as our investments in unconsolidated entities and include among others, (i) general risks; (ii) risks related to our business; (iii) risks related to financing and capital and (iv) income tax risks.
General Risks
As a global company, we are subject to social, political and economic risks of doing business in many countries.
We conduct a significant portion of our business and employ a substantial number of people outside of the U.S. During 2015, we generated approximately $335.3 million or 15.3% of our revenue from operations outside the U.S. Circumstances and developments related to international operations that could negatively affect us include, but are not limited to, the following factors:
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difficulties and costs of staffing and managing international operations in certain regions, including differing employment practices and labor issues; |
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local businesses and cultural factors that differ from our usual standards and practices; |
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volatility in currencies and currency restrictions, which may prevent the transfer of capital and profits to the U.S.; |
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challenges in establishing effective controls and procedures to regulate operations in different regions and to monitor compliance with applicable regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United Kingdom Bribery Act and other similar laws; |
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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tax and other laws; |
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potentially adverse tax consequences; |
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the responsibility of complying with multiple and potentially conflicting laws, e.g., with respect to corrupt practices, employment and licensing; |
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the impact of regional or country-specific business cycles and economic instability; |
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political instability, uncertainty over property rights, civil unrest, drug trafficking, political activism or the continuation or escalation of terrorist or gang activities; |
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access to capital may be more restricted, or unavailable on favorable terms or at all in certain locations. |
In addition, we may be impacted by the ability of our non-U.S. subsidiaries to dividend or otherwise transfer cash among our subsidiaries, including transfers of cash to pay interest and principal on our debt, due to currency exchange control regulations, transfer pricing regulations and potentially adverse tax consequences, among other factors.
Disruptions in the global capital and credit markets may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
To the extent there is turmoil in the global financial markets, this turmoil has the potential to adversely affect (i) the value of our properties; (ii) the availability or the terms of financing that we have or may anticipate utilizing; (iii) our ability to make principal and interest payments on, or refinance any outstanding debt when due; and (iv) the ability of our customers to enter into new leasing transactions or satisfy rental payments under existing leases. Disruptions in the capital and credit markets may also adversely affect our ability to make distributions and payments to our security holders and the market price of our securities.
Our business and operations could suffer in the event of system failures or cyber security attacks.
Despite system redundancy, the implementation of security measures and the existence of a disaster recovery plan for our internal information technology systems, our systems are vulnerable to damages from any number of sources, including energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication failures and cyber security attacks, such as computer viruses or unauthorized access. Any system failure or accident that causes interruptions in our operations could result in a material disruption to our business. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions. Any compromise of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, unauthorized access to information of ours and others, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, loss or misuse of the information and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.
Risks associated with our dependence on key personnel.
We depend on the deep industry knowledge and the efforts of our executive officers and other key employees. From time to time, our personnel and their roles may change. While we believe that we are able to retain our key talent and find suitable employees to meet our personnel needs, the loss of key personnel, any change in their roles or the limitation of their availability could adversely affect our business. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain our executive officers, or if compensation costs required to attract and retain key employees become more expensive, our performance and competitive position could be materially adversely affected.
Our business could be adversely impacted if we have deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting.
The design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors, misstatements or misrepresentations. While management continually reviews the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in our internal control over financial reporting that may occur in the future could result in misstatements or restatements of our financial statements or a decline in the price of our securities.
The depreciation in the value of the foreign currency in countries where we have a significant investment may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.
We pursue growth opportunities in international markets where the U.S. dollar is not the functional currency. At December 31, 2015, approximately $6.3 billion or 20.1% of our total assets are invested in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen. As a result, we are subject to foreign currency risk due to potential fluctuations in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. A significant change in the value of the foreign currency of one or more countries where we have a significant investment may have a material adverse effect on our business and, in particular, our U.S. dollar reported financial position and results of operations and debt covenant ratios. Although we attempt to mitigate adverse effects by borrowing under debt agreements denominated in foreign currencies and using derivative contracts, there can be no assurance that those attempts to mitigate foreign currency risk will be successful.
Our hedging of foreign currency and interest rate risk may not effectively limit our exposure to other risks.
Hedging arrangements involve risks, such as the risk of fluctuation in the relative value of the foreign currency or interest rates and the risk that counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements. The funds required to settle such arrangements could be significant depending on the stability and movement of the hedged foreign currency or the size of the underlying financing and the applicable interest rates at the time of the breakage. The failure to hedge effectively against exchange rate changes or interest rate changes may adversely affect our business.
Compliance or failure to comply with regulatory requirements could result in substantial costs.
We are required to comply with many regulations in different countries, including (but not limited to) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United Kingdom Bribery Act and similar laws and regulations. Our properties are also subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local fire and life-safety requirements. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of governmental fines or the award of damages to private litigants. While we believe that we are currently in material compliance with these regulatory requirements, the requirements may change or new requirements may be imposed that could require significant unanticipated expenditures by us. If we are required to make unanticipated expenditures to comply with these regulations we may be adversely affected.
Risks Related to our Business
Real estate investments are not as liquid as certain other types of assets, which may reduce economic returns to investors.
Real estate investments are not as liquid as certain other types of investments and this lack of liquidity may limit our ability to react promptly to changes in economic or other conditions. Significant expenditures associated with real estate investments, such as secured mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs, are generally not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the investments. As a REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code, we are only able to hold property for sale in the ordinary course of business through taxable REIT subsidiaries in order to not incur punitive taxation on any tax gain from the sale of such property. We may dispose of certain properties that have been held for investment to generate liquidity. If we do not satisfy certain safe harbors or we believe there is too much risk of incurring the punitive tax on any tax gain from the sale, we may not pursue such sales.
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We may decide to sell properties to certain of our unconsolidated co-investment ventures or third parties to generate proceeds to fund our capital deployment activities. Our ability to sell properties on advantageous terms is affected by: (i) competition from other owners of properties that are trying to dispose of their properties; (ii) market conditions, including the capitalization rates applicable to our properties; and (iii) other factors beyond our control. If our competitors sell assets similar to assets we intend to divest in the same markets or at valuations below our valuations for comparable assets, we may be unable to divest our assets at favorable pricing or at all. The unconsolidated co-investment venture or third party who might acquire our properties may need to have access to debt and equity capital, in the private and public markets, in order to acquire properties from us. Should they have limited or no access to capital on favorable terms, then dispositions could be delayed.
If we do not have sufficient cash available to us through our operations, sales or contributions of properties or available credit facilities to continue operating our business as usual, we may need to find alternative ways to increase our liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, divesting ourselves of properties, whether or not they otherwise meet our strategic objectives to keep in the long term, at less than optimal terms, incurring debt, entering into leases with new customers at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms or entering into lease renewals with our existing customers without an increase in rental rates. There can be no assurance, however, that such alternative ways to increase our liquidity will be available to us. Additionally, taking such measures to increase our liquidity may adversely affect our business, and in particular, our distributable cash flow and debt covenants.
Our investments are concentrated in the industrial distribution sector and our business would be adversely affected by an economic downturn in that sector.
Our investments in real estate assets are primarily concentrated in the industrial distribution sector. This concentration may expose us to the risk of economic downturns in this sector to a greater extent than if our business activities were more diversified.
General economic conditions and other events or occurrences that affect areas in which our properties are geographically concentrated, may impact financial results.
We are exposed to general economic conditions, local, regional, national and international economic conditions and other events and occurrences that affect the markets in which we own properties. Our operating performance is further impacted by the economic conditions of the specific markets in which we have concentrations of properties.
At December 31, 2015, approximately 31.9% of our consolidated operating properties or $7.7 billion (based on gross book value, or investment before depreciation) are located in California, which represented 25.1% of the aggregate square footage of our operating properties and 31.0% of our net operating income. Our revenue from, and the value of, our properties located in California may be affected by local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of or reduced demand for industrial properties) and the local economic climate. Business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns, changing demographics and other factors may adversely impact California’s economic climate. Because of the number of properties we have located in California, a downturn in California’s economy or real estate conditions could adversely affect our business.
In addition to California, we also have significant holdings (defined as more than 3.0% of total investment before depreciation) in operating properties in certain global and regional markets located in Atlanta, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Jersey/New York City, and South Florida. Our operating performance could be adversely affected if conditions become less favorable in any of the markets in which we have a concentration of properties. Conditions such as an oversupply of distribution space or a reduction in demand for distribution space, among other factors, may impact operating conditions. Any material oversupply of distribution space or material reduction in demand for distribution space could adversely affect our overall business.
In addition, our owned and managed portfolio, including the unconsolidated co-investment ventures in which we invest, has concentrations of properties in the same markets mentioned above, as well as in markets in France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom, and are subject to the economic conditions in those markets.
A number of our investments, both wholly-owned and owned through co-investment ventures, are located in areas that are known to be subject to earthquake activity. U.S. properties located in active seismic areas include properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Seattle. International properties located in active seismic areas include Japan and Mexico. We generally carry earthquake insurance on our properties located in areas historically subject to seismic activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles, if we believe it is commercially reasonable. We evaluate our earthquake insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants and in some specific instances have elected to self-insure our earthquake exposure based on this analysis. We have elected not to carry earthquake insurance for our assets in Japan based on this analysis.
Furthermore, a number of our properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to hurricane or flood risk. We carry hurricane and flood hazard insurance on all of our properties located in areas historically subject to such activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles, if we believe it is commercially reasonable. We evaluate our insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants.
Investments in real estate properties are subject to risks that could adversely affect our business.
Investments in real estate properties are subject to varying degrees of risk. While we seek to minimize these risks through geographic diversification of our portfolio, market research and our asset management capabilities, these risks cannot be eliminated. Factors that may affect real estate values include:
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local conditions, such as a reduction in demand for distribution space in an area due to oversupply and obsolescence, such as changes in technology, may impact the supply chain for ourselves and our customers; |
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the attractiveness of our properties to potential customers and competition from other available properties; |
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· |
increasing costs of maintaining, insuring, renovating and making improvements to our properties; |
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· |
our ability to rehabilitate and reposition our properties due to changes in the business needs of our customers; |
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· |
our ability to control rents and variable operating costs; and |
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governmental regulations and the associated potential liability under, and changes in, environmental, zoning, usage, tax and other laws. |
We may be unable to lease vacant space or renew leases or re-lease space on favorable terms as leases expire.
Our operating results and distributable cash flow would be adversely affected if a significant number of our customers were unable to meet their lease obligations. We are also subject to the risk that, upon the expiration of leases for space located in our properties, leases may not be renewed by existing customers, the space may not be
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re-leased to new customers or the terms of renewal or re-leasing (including the cost of required renovations or concessions to customers) may be less favorable to us than current lease terms. Our competitors may offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our customers, we may lose potential customers, and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates below those we currently charge to retain customers when our customers’ leases expire. In the event of default by a significant number of customers, we may experience delays and incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord, and we may be unable to re-lease spaces. A customer may experience a downturn in its business, which may cause the loss of the customer or may weaken its financial condition, resulting in the customer’s failure to make rental payments when due or requiring a restructuring that might reduce cash flow from the lease. In addition, a customer may seek the protection of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, which could result in the rejection and termination of such customer’s lease and thereby cause a reduction in our available cash flow.
We may acquire properties, which involves risks that could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We have acquired properties and will continue to acquire properties, both through the direct acquisition of real estate and through the acquisition of entities that own the real estate and through additional investments in co-investment ventures that acquire properties. The acquisition of properties involves risks, including the risk that the acquired property will not perform as anticipated and that any actual costs for rehabilitation, repositioning, renovation and improvements identified in the pre-acquisition due diligence process will exceed estimates. When we acquire properties, we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, forging new business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local government and permitting procedures. Additionally, there is, and it is expected there will continue to be, significant competition for properties that meet our investment criteria as well as risks associated with obtaining financing for acquisition activities. The acquired properties or entities may be subject to liabilities, which may be without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were asserted against us based on ownership of any of these entities or properties, then we may have to pay substantial sums to settle it.
Our real estate development strategies may not be successful.
Our real estate development strategy is focused on monetizing land in the future through sales to third parties, development of industrial properties to hold for long-term investment or contribution or sale to a co-investment venture or third party, depending on market conditions, our liquidity needs and other factors. We may increase our investment in the development, renovation and redevelopment business and we expect to complete the build-out and leasing of our current development portfolio. We may also develop, renovate and redevelop properties within existing or newly formed co-investment ventures. The real estate development, renovation and redevelopment business includes the following significant risks:
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· |
we may not be able to obtain financing for development projects on favorable terms or at all; |
|
· |
we may explore development opportunities that may be abandoned and the related investment impaired; |
|
· |
we may not be able to obtain, or may experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other governmental permits and authorizations; |
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· |
we may have construction costs, total investment amounts and our share of remaining funding that exceed our estimates and projects may not be completed, delivered or stabilized as planned due to defects or other issues; |
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· |
we may not be able to attract third-party investment in new development co-investment ventures or sufficient customer demand for our product; |
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· |
we may have properties that perform below anticipated levels, producing cash flow below budgeted amounts; |
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· |
we may seek to sell certain land parcels and not be able to find a third party to acquire such land or the sales price will not allow us to recover our investment, resulting in impairment charges; |
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· |
we may not be able to lease properties we develop on favorable terms or at all; |
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· |
we may not be able to capture the anticipated enhanced value created by our value-added properties on expected timetables or at all; |
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· |
we may experience delays (temporary or permanent) if there is public or government opposition to our activities; and |
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we may have substantial renovation, new development and redevelopment activities, regardless of their ultimate success, that require a significant amount of management’s time and attention, diverting their attention from our day-to-day operations. |
We are subject to risks and liabilities in connection with forming co-investment ventures, investing in new or existing co-investment ventures, attracting third-party investment and investing in and managing properties through co-investment ventures.
At December 31, 2015, we had investments in real estate containing approximately 393 million square feet held through co-investment ventures, both public and private. Our organizational documents do not limit the amount of available funds that we may invest in these ventures, and we may and currently intend to develop and acquire properties through co-investment ventures and investments in other entities when warranted by the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to form new co-investment ventures, or attract third-party investment or that additional investments in new or existing ventures to develop or acquire properties will be successful. Further, there can be no assurance that we are able to realize value from such investments.
Our co-investment ventures involve certain additional risks that we do not otherwise face, including:
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our partners may share certain approval rights over major decisions made on behalf of the ventures; |
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if our partners fail to fund their share of any required capital contributions, then we may choose to contribute such capital; |
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· |
our partners might have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests or goals that would affect our ability to operate the property; |
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· |
the venture or other governing agreements often restrict the transfer of an interest in the co-investment venture or may otherwise restrict our ability to sell the interest when we desire or on advantageous terms; |
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· |
disputes between us and our partners may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers and directors from focusing their time and effort on our business and result in subjecting the properties owned by the applicable co-investment venture to additional risk. |
We generally seek to maintain sufficient influence over our co-investment ventures to permit us to achieve our business objectives; however, we may not be able to continue to do so indefinitely. We have formed publicly traded investment vehicles, such as NPR and FIBRA Prologis, for which we serve as sponsor or manager. We have contributed, and may continue to contribute, assets into such vehicles. There is a risk that our managerial relationship may be terminated.
We are exposed to various environmental risks, including the potential impacts of future climate change, which may result in unanticipated losses that could affect our business and financial condition.
Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner, developer or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of removal or remediation of such substances could be substantial. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such hazardous substances. In addition, third parties may sue the owner or operator of a site for damages based on personal injury, property damage or other costs, including investigation and clean-up costs, resulting from the environmental contamination.
Environmental laws in some countries, including the U.S., also require that owners or operators of buildings containing asbestos properly manage and maintain the asbestos, adequately inform or train those who may come into contact with asbestos and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, in the event that asbestos is disturbed during building renovation or demolition. These laws may impose fines and penalties on building owners or operators who fail to comply with these requirements and may allow third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos. Some of our properties are known to contain asbestos-containing building materials.
In addition, some of our properties are leased or have been leased, in part, to owners and operators of businesses that use, store or otherwise handle petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, creating a potential for the release of such hazardous or toxic substances. Furthermore, certain of our properties are on, adjacent to or near other properties that have contained or currently contain petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, or upon which others have engaged, are engaged or may engage in activities that may release such hazardous or toxic substances. From time to time, we may acquire properties, or interests in properties, with known adverse environmental conditions for which we believe that the environmental liabilities associated with these conditions are quantifiable and that the acquisition will yield a superior risk-adjusted return. In connection with certain divested properties, we have agreed to remain responsible for, and to bear the cost of, remediating or monitoring certain environmental conditions on the properties.
We are also exposed to potential physical risks from possible future changes in climate. Our distribution facilities may be exposed to rare catastrophic weather events, such as severe storms or floods. If the frequency of extreme weather events increases due to climate change, our exposure to these events could increase. We do not currently consider ourselves to be exposed to regulatory risks related to climate change, as our operations generally do not emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases. However, we may be adversely impacted as a real estate developer in the future by potential impacts to the supply chain or stricter energy efficiency standards for buildings. We cannot give any assurance that other such conditions do not exist or may not arise in the future. The presence of such substances on our real estate properties could adversely affect our ability to lease, develop or sell such properties or to borrow using such properties as collateral, and this may have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition, and in particular, our distributable cash flow.
Our insurance coverage does not include all potential losses.
We and our unconsolidated co-investment ventures carry insurance coverage including property damage and rental loss insurance resulting from certain perils such as fire and additional perils as covered under an extended coverage policy, namely windstorm, flood, earthquake and terrorism; commercial general liability insurance; and environmental insurance, as appropriate for the markets where each of our properties and business operations are located. The insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties, business activities and markets. We believe our properties and the properties of our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are adequately insured. Certain losses, however, including losses from floods, earthquakes, acts of war, acts of terrorism or riots, generally are not insured against or generally are not fully insured against because it is not deemed economically feasible or prudent to do so. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our properties, we could experience a significant loss of capital invested and future revenues in these properties and could potentially remain obligated under any recourse debt associated with the property.
Furthermore, we cannot be sure that the insurance companies will be able to continue to offer products with sufficient coverage at commercially reasonable rates. If we experience a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds insured limits with respect to one or more of our properties or if the insurance companies fail to meet their coverage commitments to us in the event of an insured loss, then we could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties, as well as the anticipated future revenue from those properties and, if there is recourse debt, then we would remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the properties. Any such losses or higher insurance costs could adversely affect our business.
Risks Related to Financing and Capital
We may be unable to refinance our debt or our cash flow may be insufficient to make required debt payments.
We are subject to risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance any maturing indebtedness, that such refinancing would be on terms as favorable as the terms of the maturing indebtedness, or that we will be able to otherwise obtain funds by selling assets or raising equity to make required payments on maturing indebtedness. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, our business and financial condition will be negatively impacted and, if the maturing debt is secured, the lender may foreclose on the property securing such indebtedness. Our credit facilities and certain other debt bears interest at variable rates. Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense under these agreements.
Covenants in our credit agreements could limit our flexibility and breaches of these covenants could adversely affect our financial condition.
The terms of our various credit agreements, including our credit facilities, the indentures under which our senior notes are issued and other note agreements, require us to comply with a number of customary financial covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage, leverage ratios, fixed charge ratios and other operating covenants including maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit our flexibility to run our business, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness. If we default under the covenant provisions and are unable to cure the default, refinance the indebtedness or meet payment obligations, our business and financial condition generally and, in particular, the amount of our distributable cash flow could be adversely affected.
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Adverse changes in our credit ratings could negatively affect our financing activity.
The credit ratings of our senior unsecured notes and preferred stock are based on our operating performance, liquidity and leverage ratios, overall financial position and other factors employed by the credit rating agencies in their rating analyses of us. Our credit ratings can affect the amount of capital we can access, as well as the terms and pricing of any debt we may incur. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our current credit ratings, and in the event our credit ratings are downgraded, we would likely incur higher borrowing costs and may encounter difficulty in obtaining additional financing. Also, a downgrade in our credit ratings may trigger additional payments or other negative consequences under our credit facilities and other debt instruments. Adverse changes in our credit ratings could negatively impact our business and, in particular, our refinancing and other capital market activities, our ability to manage debt maturities, our future growth and our development and acquisition activity.
At December 31, 2015, our credit ratings were Baa1 from Moody’s and BBB+ from S&P, both with outlook stable. A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.
We depend on external sources of capital.
To qualify as a REIT, we are required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and by excluding any net capital gain) and we may be subject to tax to the extent our taxable income is not fully distributed. Historically, we have satisfied these distribution requirements by making cash distributions to our stockholders, but we may choose to satisfy these requirements by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, our own stock. For distributions with respect to taxable years that ended on or before December 31, 2015, and in some cases declared as late as December 31, 2016, a REIT can satisfy up to 90% of the distribution requirements discussed above through the distribution of shares of our stock if certain conditions are met. Assuming we continue to satisfy these distribution requirements with cash, we may not be able to fund all future capital needs, including acquisition and development activities, from cash retained from operations and may have to rely on third-party sources of capital. Furthermore, to maintain our REIT status and not have to pay federal income and excise taxes, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis to meet the REIT distribution requirements even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. These short-term borrowing needs could result from differences in timing between the actual receipt of cash and inclusion of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of nondeductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. Our ability to access debt and equity capital on favorable terms or at all depends on a number of factors, including general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions and the market price of our securities.
Our stockholders may experience dilution if we issue additional common stock or units in the Operating Partnership.
Any additional future issuance of common stock or operating partnership units will reduce the percentage of our common stock and units owned by investors. In most circumstances, stockholders and unitholders will not be entitled to vote on whether or not we issue additional common stock or units. In addition, depending on the terms and pricing of any additional offering of our common stock or units and the value of the properties, our stockholders and unitholders may experience dilution in both book value and fair value of their common stock or units.
Income Tax Risks
The failure of Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT would have serious adverse consequences.
Prologis, Inc. elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 1997. We believe we have operated Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and believe that the current organization and method of operation comply with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code to enable Prologis, Inc. to continue to qualify as a REIT. However, it is possible that we are organized or have operated in a manner that would not allow Prologis, Inc. to qualify as a REIT, or that our future operations could cause Prologis, Inc. to fail to qualify. Qualification as a REIT requires us to satisfy numerous requirements (some annually and others on a quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex sections of the Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. For example, to qualify as a REIT, Prologis, Inc. must derive at least 95% of its gross income in any year from qualifying sources. In addition, Prologis, Inc. must pay dividends to its stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding capital gains) and must satisfy specified asset tests on a quarterly basis. The provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations regarding qualification as a REIT are more complicated for Prologis, Inc. because we hold assets through the Operating Partnership.
If Prologis, Inc. fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be required to pay federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on taxable income at regular corporate rates. Unless we are entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, Prologis, Inc. would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which it lost the qualification. If Prologis, Inc. lost its REIT status, our net earnings would be significantly reduced for each of the years involved.
Furthermore, we own a direct or indirect interest in certain subsidiary REITs that elected to be taxed as REITs under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Provided that each subsidiary REIT qualifies as a REIT, our interest in such subsidiary REIT will be treated as a qualifying real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and any dividend income or gains derived by us from such subsidiary REIT will generally be treated as income that qualifies for purposes of the REIT gross income tests. To qualify as a REIT, the subsidiary REIT must independently satisfy all of the REIT qualification requirements. If such subsidiary REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT, and certain relief provisions did not apply, it would be treated as a regular taxable corporation and its income would be subject to U.S. federal income tax. In addition, a failure of the subsidiary REIT to qualify as a REIT would have an adverse effect on the ability of Prologis, Inc. to comply with the REIT income and asset tests, and thus its ability to qualify as a REIT.
Certain property transfers may generate prohibited transaction income, resulting in a penalty tax on gain attributable to the transaction.
From time to time, we may transfer or otherwise dispose of some of our properties, including by contributing properties to our co-investment ventures. Under the Internal Revenue Code, any gain resulting from transfers of properties we hold as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is treated as income from a prohibited transaction subject to a 100% penalty tax. We do not believe that our transfers or disposals of property or our contributions of properties into our co-investment ventures are prohibited transactions. However, whether property is held for investment purposes is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. The Internal Revenue Service may contend that certain transfers or dispositions of properties by us or contributions of properties into our co-investment ventures are prohibited transactions. While we believe that the Internal Revenue Service would not prevail in any such dispute, if the Internal Revenue Code were to argue successfully that a transfer, disposition or contribution of property constituted a prohibited transaction, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any gain allocable to us from the prohibited transaction. In addition, income from a prohibited transaction might adversely affect our ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification as a REIT.
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Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect us.
In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made to the U.S. and foreign income tax laws applicable to investments in real estate, REITs, similar entities and investments. Additional changes are likely to continue to occur in the future, both in and outside of the U.S. and may impact our taxation or that of our stockholders.
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Geographic Distribution
We are invested in real estate properties that are predominately industrial properties. Our properties are typically used for distribution, storage, packaging, assembly and light manufacturing of consumer and industrial products. The vast majority of our operating properties are used by our customers for bulk distribution.
We manage our business on an owned and managed basis whether a property is wholly owned by us or owned by one of our co-investment ventures. We believe that the operating fundamentals of our owned and managed portfolio are consistent with those of our consolidated portfolio and therefore allow us to make business decisions based on the property operations versus our ownership. As such, we have included operating property information for Real Estate Operations and our owned and managed portfolio. The owned and managed portfolio includes the properties we consolidate and the properties owned by our unconsolidated co-investment ventures reflected at 100% of the ventures, not our proportionate share.
Included in Real Estate Operations are 628 buildings owned primarily by two co-investment ventures that we consolidate but of which we own less than 100% of the equity. No individual property or group of properties operating as a single business unit amounted to 10% or more of our consolidated total assets at December 31, 2015, or generated income equal to 10% or more of our consolidated gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015.
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Dollars and square feet in the following tables are in thousands:
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Consolidated – Real Estate Operations |
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Owned and Managed |
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Operating properties |
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Rentable Square Footage |
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Gross Book Value |
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Encumbrances (1) |
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Rentable Square Footage |
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Gross Book Value |
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Global Markets – Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
|
|
16,230 |
|
|
$ |
722,676 |
|
|
$ |
132,507 |
|
|
|
18,114 |
|
|
$ |
831,839 |
|
|
Baltimore/Washington D.C. |
|
|
6,101 |
|
|
|
539,482 |
|
|
|
80,705 |
|
|
|
8,208 |
|
|
|
723,546 |
|
|
Central Valley California |
|
|
10,093 |
|
|
|
551,860 |
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
|
|
10,640 |
|
|
|
580,839 |
|
|
Central and Eastern Pennsylvania |
|
|
16,243 |
|
|
|
1,017,318 |
|
|
|
55,708 |
|
|
|
16,243 |
|
|
|
1,017,318 |
|
|
Chicago |
|
|
38,455 |
|
|
|
2,300,227 |
|
|
|
235,910 |
|
|
|
44,670 |
|
|
|
2,779,501 |
|
|
Dallas/Fort Worth |
|
|
21,481 |
|
|
|
1,103,577 |
|
|
|
244,606 |
|
|
|
25,171 |
|
|
|
1,381,382 |
|
|
Houston |
|
|
8,862 |
|
|
|
511,306 |
|
|
|
70,604 |
|
|
|
12,661 |
|
|
|
820,736 |
|
|
New Jersey/New York City |
|
|
28,691 |
|
|
|
2,765,626 |
|
|
|
360,750 |
|
|
|
33,213 |
|
|
|
3,359,465 |
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
16,172 |
|
|
|
1,671,409 |
|
|
|
46,876 |
|
|
|
19,836 |
|
|
|
2,033,053 |
|
|
Seattle |
|
|
7,126 |
|
|
|
672,340 |
|
|
|
52,775 |
|
|
|
14,228 |
|
|
|
1,364,780 |
|
|
South Florida |
|
|
10,996 |
|
|
|
1,161,357 |
|
|
|
129,286 |
|
|
|
14,700 |
|
|
|
1,500,384 |
|
|
Southern California |
|
|
58,537 |
|
|
|
5,453,129 |
|
|
|
542,791 |
|
|
|
69,493 |
|
|
|
6,586,265 |
|
|
Canada |
|
|
7,751 |
|
|
|
589,494 |
|
|
|
140,449 |
|
|
|
7,751 |
|
|
|
589,494 |
|
|
Mexico: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guadalajara |
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
16,759 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,897 |
|
|
|
315,366 |
|
|
Mexico City |
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
17,204 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
11,476 |
|
|
|
799,521 |
|
|
Monterrey |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,915 |
|
|
|
236,275 |
|
|
Brazil |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,705 |
|
|
|
360,697 |
|
|
Regional Markets – Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austin |
|
|
2,313 |
|
|
|
154,594 |
|
|
|
34,945 |
|
|
|
2,313 |
|
|
|
154,594 |
|
|
Charlotte |
|
|
2,527 |
|
|
|
117,130 |
|
|
|
30,124 |
|
|
|
2,527 |
|
|
|
117,130 |
|
|
Cincinnati |
|
|
5,899 |
|
|
|
250,696 |
|
|
|
68,686 |
|
|
|
5,899 |
|
|
|
250,696 |
|
|
Columbus |
|
|
7,793 |
|
|
|
278,382 |
|
|
|
55,663 |
|
|
|
7,793 |
|
|
|
278,382 |
|
|
Denver |
|
|
5,286 |
|
|
|
314,169 |
|
|
|
50,654 |
|
|
|
5,286 |
|
|
|
314,169 |
|
|
Indianapolis |
|
|
5,321 |
|
|
|
238,137 |
|
|
|
58,497 |
|
|
|
5,321 |
|
|
|
238,137 |
|
|
Las Vegas |
|
|
6,088 |
|
|
|
419,074 |
|
|
|
28,124 |
|
|
|
6,088 |
|
|
|
419,074 |
|
|
Louisville |
|
|
6,108 |
|
|
|
314,272 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,108 |
|
|
|
314,272 |
|
|
Memphis |
|
|
3,360 |
|
|
|
121,054 |
|
|
|
3,391 |
|
|
|
3,360 |
|
|
|
121,054 |
|
|
Nashville |
|
|
5,189 |
|
|
|
203,193 |
|
|
|
60,944 |
|
|
|
5,189 |
|
|
|
203,193 |
|
|
Orlando |
|
|
3,770 |
|
|
|
251,982 |
|
|
|
18,327 |
|
|
|
4,176 |
|
|
|
279,014 |
|
|
Phoenix |
|
|
2,137 |
|
|
|
116,775 |
|
|
|
12,560 |
|
|
|
2,137 |
|
|
|
116,775 |
|
|
Portland |
|
|
2,896 |
|
|
|
216,283 |
|
|
|
50,965 |
|
|
|
2,896 |
|
|
|
216,283 |
|
|
Reno |
|
|
4,678 |
|
|
|
230,734 |
|
|
|
35,735 |
|
|
|
4,678 |
|
|
|
230,734 |
|
|
San Antonio |
|
|
5,462 |
|
|
|
250,555 |
|
|
|
49,840 |
|
|
|
5,462 |
|
|
|
250,555 |
|
|
Mexico: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juarez |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,106 |
|
|
|
137,501 |
|
|
Reynosa |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
7,491 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,548 |
|
|
|
214,931 |
|
|
Tijuana |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,217 |
|
|
|
206,873 |
|
|
Other Markets – United States |
|
|
2,885 |
|
|
|
195,884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,261 |
|
|
|
242,427 |
|
|
Subtotal Americas |
|
|
319,212 |
|
|
|
22,774,169 |
|
|
|
2,695,590 |
|
|
|
407,286 |
|
|
|
29,586,255 |
|
|
Global Markets – Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
28,914 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
161,424 |
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
39,028 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,683 |
|
|
|
578,923 |
|
|
|
France |
|
|
1,766 |
|
|
|
77,928 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
34,636 |
|
|
|
2,263,133 |
|
|
|
Germany |
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
32,873 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,266 |
|
|
|
1,560,515 |
|
|
|
Italy |
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
69,230 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,801 |
|
|
|
509,152 |
|
|
|
Netherlands |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,202 |
|
|
|
1,198,617 |
|
|
|
Poland |
|
|
1,665 |
|
|
|
63,616 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
23,794 |
|
|
|
1,322,646 |
|
|
|
Spain |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
36,120 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,658 |
|
|
|
563,436 |
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
98,786 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
3,118,419 |
|
|
|
Regional Markets – Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,312 |
|
|
|
339,076 |
|
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
14,043 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,151 |
|
|
|
299,549 |
|
|
|
Sweden |
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
47,611 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,255 |
|
|
|
318,760 |
|
|
|
Other Markets – Europe |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
8,947 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
8,947 |
|
|
|
Subtotal Europe |
|
|
9,187 |
|
|
|
517,096 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
164,963 |
|
|
|
12,242,597 |
|
|
Global Markets – Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
|
|
2,324 |
|
|
|
74,210 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
10,634 |
|
|
|
499,884 |
|
|
Japan |
|
|
2,646 |
|
|
|
324,128 |
|
|
|
118,779 |
|
|
|
23,553 |
|
|
|
3,696,737 |
|
|
Singapore |
|
|
959 |
|
|
|
131,134 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
959 |
|
|
|
131,134 |
|
|
Subtotal Asia |
|
|
5,929 |
|
|
|
529,472 |
|
|
|
118,779 |
|
|
|
35,146 |
|
|
|
4,327,755 |
|
|
Total operating portfolio (2) |
|
|
334,328 |
|
|
|
23,820,737 |
|
|
|
2,814,369 |
|
|
|
607,395 |
|
|
|
46,156,607 |
|
|
Value-added properties |
|
|
3,930 |
|
|
|
260,275 |
|
|
|
32,176 |
|
|
|
7,341 |
|
|
|
443,171 |
|
|
Total operating properties |
|
|
338,258 |
|
|
$ |
24,081,012 |
|
|
$ |
2,846,545 |
|
|
|
614,736 |
|
|
$ |
46,599,778 |
|
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|
|
|
Consolidated – Investment in Land |
|
|
Consolidated – Development Portfolio |
|
||||||||||||||
|
Region |
|
Acres |
|
|
Estimated Build Out Potential (sq. ft.) (3) |
|
|
Current Investment |
|
|
Rentable Square Footage |
|
|
TEI (4) |
|
|||||
|
Global Markets – Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
3,271 |
|
|
$ |
12,742 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
Baltimore/Washington D.C. |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
1,568 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Central Valley California |
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
|
23,312 |
|
|
|
82,109 |
|
|
|
1,405 |
|
|
|
94,544 |
|
|
Central and Eastern Pennsylvania |
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
3,941 |
|
|
|
39,763 |
|
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
|
92,322 |
|
|
Chicago |
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
8,896 |
|
|
|
26,521 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
19,303 |
|
|
Dallas/Fort Worth |
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
4,111 |
|
|
|
31,447 |
|
|
|
3,492 |
|
|
|
214,445 |
|
|
Houston |
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
1,427 |
|
|
|
10,991 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
16,710 |
|
|
New Jersey/New York City |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
2,417 |
|
|
|
64,031 |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
161,895 |
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
134,234 |
|
|
South Florida |
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
5,914 |
|
|
|
152,797 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Southern California |
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
5,476 |
|
|
|
79,729 |
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
|
|
178,150 |
|
|
Canada |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
3,292 |
|
|
|
46,967 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
37,777 |
|
|
Mexico: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guadalajara |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
918 |
|
|
|
11,430 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Mexico City |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
4,950 |
|
|
|
124,351 |
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
|
93,352 |
|
|
Monterrey |
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
2,622 |
|
|
|
31,626 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Regional Markets – Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charlotte |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
12,095 |
|
|
Cincinnati |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
23,959 |
|
|
Columbus |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
79,116 |
|
|
Denver |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
2,212 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
19,386 |
|
|
Indianapolis |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Las Vegas |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
1,199 |
|
|
|
9,594 |
|
|
|
608 |
|
|
|
49,427 |
|
|
Memphis |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
2,482 |
|
|
|
7,296 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Nashville |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
19,246 |
|
|
Orlando |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
12,055 |
|
|
|
421 |
|
|
|
33,235 |
|
|
Phoenix |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
|
4,840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Portland |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Reno |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
1,781 |
|
|
|
4,663 |
|
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
39,536 |
|
|
San Antonio |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
17,797 |
|
|
Mexico: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juarez |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
2,442 |
|
|
|
12,675 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
25,865 |
|
|
Reynosa |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
3,422 |
|
|
|
12,144 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
7,004 |
|
|
Tijuana |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
5,723 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Other Markets – United States |
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
5,611 |
|
|
|
24,331 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Subtotal Americas |
|
|
5,138 |
|
|
|
91,243 |
|
|
|
815,146 |
|
|
|
17,499 |
|
|
|
1,369,398 |
|
|
Global Markets – Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
8,744 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
3,713 |
|
|
|
41,275 |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
35,708 |
|
|
France |
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
7,115 |
|
|
|
66,475 |
|
|
|
1,467 |
|
|
|
85,590 |
|
|
Germany |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
1,308 |
|
|
|
16,433 |
|
|
|
1,990 |
|
|
|
135,992 |
|
|
Italy |
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2,450 |
|
|
|
20,813 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Netherlands |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
1,538 |
|
|
|
28,678 |
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
79,375 |
|
|
Poland |
|
|
599 |
|
|
|
11,645 |
|
|
|
64,175 |
|
|
|
669 |
|
|
|
33,231 |
|
|
Spain |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
2,021 |
|
|
|
19,336 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
4,372 |
|
|
|
122,578 |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
229,158 |
|
|
Regional Markets – Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
5,604 |
|
|
|
31,624 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
3,694 |
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
10,251 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
|
|
14,825 |
|
|
Subtotal Europe |
|
|
2,191 |
|
|
|
41,705 |
|
|
|
430,382 |
|
|
|
7,624 |
|
|
|
617,573 |
|
|
Global Markets – Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
5,617 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Japan |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2,597 |
|
|
|
108,649 |
|
|
|
7,109 |
|
|
|
948,555 |
|
|
Subtotal Asia |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
2,769 |
|
|
|
114,266 |
|
|
|
7,109 |
|
|
|
948,555 |
|
|
Total land and development portfolio |
|
|
7,404 |
|
|
|
135,717 |
|
|
$ |
1,359,794 |
|
|
|
32,232 |
|
|
$ |
2,935,526 |
|
|
(1) |
Certain of our consolidated properties are pledged as security under secured mortgage debt and assessment bonds at December 31, 2015. For purposes of this table, the total principal balance of a debt issuance that is secured by a pool of properties is allocated among the properties in the pool based on each property’s investment balance. In addition to the amounts reflected here, we also have $76.2 million of encumbrances related to other real estate properties not included in Real Estate Operations. See Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for additional identification of the properties pledged. |
14
|
(3) |
Represents the estimated finished square feet available for rent upon development of an industrial building on existing parcels of land included in this table. |
|
(4) |
Represents the TEI when the property under development is completed and leased. This includes the cost of land and development and leasing costs. At December 31, 2015, 64% of the properties under development in the development portfolio were expected to be complete by December 31, 2016, and 36% of the properties in the development portfolio were already completed but not yet stabilized. |
The following table summarizes our investment in consolidated real estate properties at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
|
|
|
Investment Before Depreciation |
|
|
|
Industrial operating properties |
|
$ |
23,735,745 |
|
|
Development portfolio, including cost of land (book value) |
|
|
1,872,903 |
|
|
Land |
|
|
1,359,794 |
|
|
Other real estate investments (1) |
|
|
552,926 |
|
|
Total consolidated real estate properties |
|
$ |
27,521,368 |
|
|
(1) |
Included in other real estate investments are: (i) certain non-industrial real estate; (ii) land parcels that are ground leased to third parties; (iii) our corporate office buildings; (iv) infrastructure costs related to projects we are developing on behalf of others; (v) earnest money deposits associated with potential acquisitions and (vi) costs related to future development projects, including purchase options on land. |
We generally lease our properties on a long-term basis (with a weighted average lease term of six years). The following table summarizes the lease expirations of our consolidated operating portfolio for leases in place at December 31, 2015, without giving effect to the exercise of renewal options or termination rights, if any (dollars and square feet in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NER |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
Number of Leases |
|
|
Occupied Square Feet |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent of Total |
|
|
Dollars Per Square Foot |
|
|||||
|
2016 |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
43,424 |
|
|
$ |
190,025 |
|
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
$ |
4.42 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
61,727 |
|
|
|
275,698 |
|
|
|
17.8 |
% |
|
|
4.48 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
54,531 |
|
|
|
262,764 |
|
|
|
16.9 |
% |
|
|
4.83 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
40,040 |
|
|
|
191,063 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
|
4.80 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
30,860 |
|
|
|
159,540 |
|
|
|
10.3 |
% |
|
|
5.20 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
29,746 |
|
|
|
138,775 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
% |
|
|
4.77 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
14,495 |
|
|
|
67,487 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
4.68 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
7,522 |
|
|
|
41,400 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
5.50 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
7,335 |
|
|
|
44,148 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
|
6.09 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
11,808 |
|
|
|
68,310 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
5.79 |
|
|
Thereafter |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
17,417 |
|
|
|
115,147 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
% |
|
|
6.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,636 |
|
|
|
318,905 |
|
|
$ |
1,554,357 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
4.90 |
|
|
Month to month |
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
5,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
4,824 |
|
|
|
324,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
Included in our owned and managed portfolio are consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures that hold investments in real estate properties, primarily industrial properties that we also manage. Our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are accounted for under the equity method. The following table summarizes our consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures, and represents 100% of the ventures, not our proportionate share, at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
|
|
|
Operating Properties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
Square Feet |
|
|
Gross Book Value |
|
|
Investment in Land |
|
|
Development Portfolio – TEI |
|
||||
|
Consolidated Co-Investment Ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture |
|
|
72,733 |
|
|
|
6,155,605 |
|
|
|
69,194 |
|
|
|
55,676 |
|
|
Prologis North American Industrial Fund |
|
|
43,577 |
|
|
|
2,569,330 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Totals |
|
|
116,310 |
|
|
$ |
8,724,935 |
|
|
$ |
69,194 |
|
|
$ |
55,676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund |
|
|
49,935 |
|
|
|
4,669,237 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
FIBRA Prologis |
|
|
32,396 |
|
|
|
1,869,013 |
|
|
|
2,435 |
|
|
|
12,954 |
|
|
Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I (“Brazil Fund”) and related joint ventures (1) |
|
|
6,705 |
|
|
|
360,697 |
|
|
|
104,700 |
|
|
|
174,913 |
|
|
Subtotal Americas |
|
|
89,036 |
|
|
|
6,898,947 |
|
|
|
107,135 |
|
|
|
187,867 |
|
|
Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund |
|
|
21,830 |
|
|
|
2,212,909 |
|
|
|
1,739 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Prologis European Properties Fund II |
|
|
70,577 |
|
|
|
5,166,146 |
|
|
|
1,127 |
|
|
|
52,469 |
|
|
Europe Logistics Venture 1 |
|
|
5,623 |
|
|
|
386,691 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl |
|
|
60,195 |
|
|
|
4,055,790 |
|
|
|
12,251 |
|
|
|
6,145 |
|
|
Subtotal Europe |
|
|
158,225 |
|
|
|
11,821,536 |
|
|
|
15,117 |
|
|
|
58,614 |
|
|
Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nippon Prologis REIT |
|
|
20,907 |
|
|
|
3,372,609 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Prologis China Logistics Venture |
|
|
8,310 |
|
|
|
425,674 |
|
|
|
84,557 |
|
|
|
582,157 |
|
|
Subtotal Asia |
|
|
29,217 |
|
|
|
3,798,283 |
|
|
|
84,557 |
|
|
|
582,157 |
|
|
Totals |
|
|
276,478 |
|
|
$ |
22,518,766 |
|
|
$ |
206,809 |
|
|
$ |
828,638 |
|
|
(1) |
We have a 50% ownerships interest in and consolidate an entity that in turn owns 50% of several entities that we account for on the equity method. Also, we have additional investments in other unconsolidated entities in Brazil that we account for on the equity method with various ownership interests ranging from 5 to 50%. |
For more information regarding our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
From time to time, we and our unconsolidated co-investment ventures are parties to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, with respect to any such matters to which we are currently a party, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Holders
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “PLD.” The following table sets forth the high and low sale price of our common stock, as reported in the NYSE Composite Tape, and the declared dividends per share, for the periods indicated.
|
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
|
Dividends |
|
|||
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter |
|
$ |
47.56 |
|
|
$ |
41.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
Second Quarter |
|
|
44.48 |
|
|
|
37.03 |
|
|
|
0.36 |
|
|
Third Quarter |
|
|
42.49 |
|
|
|
36.26 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
Fourth Quarter |
|
|
43.69 |
|
|
|
38.66 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter |
|
$ |
42.10 |
|
|
$ |
36.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
Second Quarter |
|
|
42.66 |
|
|
|
39.72 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
Third Quarter |
|
|
42.38 |
|
|
|
37.28 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
Fourth Quarter |
|
|
44.05 |
|
|
|
37.12 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
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Our future common stock dividends, if and as declared, may vary and will be determined by the Board upon the circumstances prevailing at the time, including our financial condition, operating results, estimated taxable income and REIT distribution requirements, and these dividends, if and as declared, may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board during the year.
On February 12, 2016, we had approximately 524,774,000 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held of record by approximately 4,940 stockholders.
Stock Performance Graph
The following line graph compares the change in Prologis, Inc. cumulative total stockholder’s return on shares of its common stock from December 31, 2010, to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the Financial Times and Stock Exchange NAREIT Equity REITs Index from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2015. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in our common stock and each of the indices on December 31, 2010, and, as required by the SEC, the reinvestment of all dividends. The return shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

This graph and the accompanying text are not “soliciting material,” are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
At December 31, 2015, and 2014, we had one series of preferred stock outstanding – the “Series Q preferred stock.” Dividends payable per share were $4.27 for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014.
For more information regarding dividends, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the fourth quarter of 2015, we issued common units and Class A Units of the Operating Partnership (see Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8). The issuance of common units and Class A Units was undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
For information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see Notes 10 and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Common Stock Plans
Further information relative to our equity compensation plans will be provided in our 2016 Proxy Statement or in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table summarizes selected financial data related to our historical financial condition and results of operations for both Prologis, Inc. and the Operating Partnership (in millions, except for per share and unit amounts):
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|
2012 |
|
|
2011 (1) |
|
|||||
|
Operating Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
$ |
2,197 |
|
|
$ |
1,761 |
|
|
$ |
1,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,961 |
|
|
$ |
1,422 |
|
|
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net of impairment charges |
$ |
759 |
|
|
$ |
726 |
|
|
$ |
715 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings (loss) |
$ |
926 |
|
|
$ |
739 |
|
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
(106 |
) |
|
$ |
(275 |
) |
|
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations (2) |
$ |
1.66 |
|
|
$ |
1.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
(0.35 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.83 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations (2) (3) |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – Basic |
$ |
1.66 |
|
|
$ |
1.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
|
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.82 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations (3) |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
|
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – Diluted |
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.64 |
|
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
|
Dividends per common share and distributions per common unit |
$ |
1.52 |
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
Balance Sheet Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets (4) |
$ |
31,395 |
|
|
$ |
25,775 |
|
|
$ |
24,534 |
|
|
$ |
27,268 |
|
|
$ |
27,676 |
|
|
Total debt (4) |
$ |
11,627 |
|
|
$ |
9,337 |
|
|
$ |
8,973 |
|
|
$ |
11,749 |
|
|
$ |
11,334 |
|
|
FFO (5): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to FFO: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shares |
$ |
863 |
|
|
$ |
622 |
|
|
$ |
315 |
|
|
$ |
(81 |
) |
|
$ |
(188 |
) |
|
Total NAREIT defined adjustments |
|
461 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
660 |
|
|
Total our defined adjustments |
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
FFO, as defined by Prologis (5) |
$ |
1,309 |
|
|
$ |
888 |
|
|
$ |
855 |
|
|
$ |
552 |
|
|
$ |
412 |
|
|
Total core defined adjustments |
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
Core FFO (5) |
$ |
1,181 |
|
|
$ |
953 |
|
|
$ |
813 |
|
|
$ |
814 |
|
|
$ |
594 |
|
|
(1) |
In 2011, AMB Property Corporation (“AMB”) completed a merger (the “Merger”) with ProLogis, a Maryland REIT (“ProLogis”). In the Merger, AMB was the legal acquirer and ProLogis was the accounting acquirer. Following the Merger, AMB changed its name to Prologis, Inc. In 2011, we also completed an acquisition of one of our unconsolidated ventures in Europe. Activity in 2011 included five months of results of ProLogis, as it was the accounting acquirer in the Merger and seven months of results of the combined company resulting from the Merger and the acquisition in Europe. |
|
(2) |
For 2015, 2014 and 2013, the amounts for the Operating Partnership were the same as Prologis, Inc. Net earnings (loss) attributable to common unitholders for the Operating Partnership was $(0.34) and $0.16 for continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, in 2012, and was $(0.82) and $0.31 for continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, in 2011. |
|
(3) |
In 2014, the accounting standard changed for classifying and reporting discontinued operations and as such, none of our dispositions in 2015 or 2014 met the qualifications to be reported as discontinued operations. |
|
(4) |
In 2015, we early adopted an accounting standard that required the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet to be shown as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability rather than as a deferred charge included in assets and we began presenting debt issuance costs in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability. At December 31, 2015, we have $52.3 million of unamortized debt issuance costs included in Debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This adoption resulted in the reclassification of $43.2 million, $37.7 million, $42.4 million and $47.6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. |
|
(5) |
FFO; FFO, as defined by Prologis and Core FFO are not determined in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are measures commonly used in the real estate industry. See below for our definition of FFO and a complete reconciliation to net earnings in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report and the matters described under Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We believe the scale and quality of our operating platform, the skills of our team and the strength of our balance sheet gives us unique competitive advantages. Our plan to grow revenue, earnings, net operating income (“NOI”), cash flows and Core FFO (see below for definition of Core FFO and a complete reconciliation to net earnings) is based on the following:
|
· |
Rising Rents. Market rents are increasing across many of our markets. We expect rent growth to continue as demand for logistics facilities is strong in many markets across the globe. Because many of our leases originated during low rent periods following the global financial crisis, in-place leases have room for growth, which translates into increased earnings, NOI and cash flow both on a consolidated basis and through the amounts we recognize from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures based on our ownership share. We had positive rent change on rollovers (when comparing the net effective rent of the new lease to the prior lease for the same space) on our owned and managed operating portfolio every quarter for the last three years. We had quarterly increases from 9.5% to 14.4% during 2015. |
18
|
· |
Economies of Scale from Growth in Assets Under Management. We believe we have the infrastructure that will allow us to increase our investments in real estate, with minimal increases to general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses. During 2015, our owned and managed real estate assets increased through the acquisition of 73.7 million square feet of operating properties, principally through the acquisition of the real estate portfolio of KTR Capital Partners and its affiliates (“KTR”). We completed and integrated this acquisition with minimal increases in gross overhead that were related to property management functions. |
Summary of 2015
During the year ended December 31, 2015, we completed the following activities as further described in the Consolidated Financial Statements:
|
· |
In May, we acquired the real estate assets and operating platform of KTR. The portfolio consisted of 315 operating properties aggregating 59 million square feet, 3.6 million square feet of properties under development and land parcels that will support an estimated build out of 6.8 million square feet. The total assets were valued at $5.8 billion. The properties were acquired by our consolidated co-investment venture Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture (“USLV”), of which we own 55%. The acquisition was funded through cash, the assumption of debt and the issuance of 4.5 million common limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership. |
|
· |
In connection with an acquisition of a portfolio of properties in October, we issued 9.1 million units in the Operating Partnership, which included 8.9 million units of a new class of common limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership designated as Class A convertible common limited partnership units (“Class A Units”) in connection with an acquisition, for a total value of $371.6 million. |
|
· |
We issued $1.5 billion in senior notes, entered into $1.8 billion unsecured senior term loans and repurchased and tendered several series of senior notes for $0.7 billion. See further discussion on these transactions and other debt activity in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below. |
|
· |
We generated net proceeds of $3.2 billion and net gains of $758.9 million from the contribution and disposition of real estate investments. The gains were driven by dispositions to third parties of $609.9 million, primarily in the United States, and property contributions of $149.0 million, primarily in Europe. |
|
· |
In March, the holders of the exchangeable notes exchanged $459.8 million of their notes for 11.9 million shares of common stock of the Parent and $0.2 million of their notes for cash. |
We had significant development activity and strong operating metrics in 2015. See below, in Our Owned and Managed Portfolio section, for details of our development and operating activity.
Real Estate Operations
This operating segment includes rental revenue and rental expense recognized from our consolidated operating properties. We had significant real estate activity during 2015 and 2014 that impacted the size of our consolidated portfolio. The 2015 results include approximately seven months of NOI from the properties acquired in the KTR acquisition (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail on this transaction). The operating fundamentals in the markets in which we operate have been improving, which has positively affected both the occupancy and rental rates we have experienced and also has fueled development activity. This operating segment also includes revenue from land we own and lease to customers and development management and other revenue, net of acquisition, disposition and land holding costs.
Real Estate Operations NOI for the years ended December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Rental and other revenues |
|
$ |
1,549.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,192.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,239.5 |
|
|
Rental recoveries |
|
|
437.1 |
|
|
|
348.7 |
|
|
|
331.5 |
|
|
Rental and other expenses |
|
|
(609.9 |
) |
|
|
(454.2 |
) |
|
|
(478.9 |
) |
|
Real Estate Operations – NOI |
|
$ |
1,376.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,086.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,092.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
69.3 |
% |
|
|
70.5 |
% |
|
|
69.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average occupancy |
|
|
95.3 |
% |
|
|
94.5 |
% |
|
|
93.6 |
% |
Detail of our consolidated operating properties for the years ended December 31 was as follows (square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Number of properties |
|
|
1,886 |
|
|
|
1,607 |
|
|
|
1,610 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
338.3 |
|
|
|
282.3 |
|
|
|
267.1 |
|
|
Percentage occupied |
|
|
96.4 |
% |
|
|
96.3 |
% |
|
|
94.9 |
% |
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The following were the key drivers of Real Estate Operations NOI:
|
· |
Capital deployment activity within the portfolio, which included acquisitions, development stabilizations, contributions to co-investment ventures and dispositions to third parties, affected NOI as follows: |
2015 as compared with 2014 ($236.9 million net increase)
|
|
o |
KTR acquisition during the second quarter of 2015: |
|
|
§ |
$175.7 million increase from property operations, |
|
|
§ |
$24.7 million decrease from acquisition costs associated with the transaction, |
|
|
§ |
approximately 45% of all KTR activity is offset in Less Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in the Consolidated Statements of Income attributable to our venture partner’s share; |
|
|
o |
consolidation of Prologis North American Industrial Fund (“NAIF”) during the fourth quarter of 2014: $153.1 million increase; of which approximately 34% of all activity is offset in Less Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests; |
|
|
o |
other acquisitions and development activity: $53.3 million increase; |
|
|
o |
contribution activity: $56.4 million decrease; |
|
|
o |
disposition activity: $41.8 million decrease; and |
|
|
o |
$22.3 million decrease from increased acquisition costs, excluding KTR. |
2014 as compared with 2013 ($63.7 million net decrease)
|
|
o |
acquisitions and development activity: $84.8 million increase; |
|
|
o |
consolidation of NAIF: $35.8 million increase; |
|
|
o |
contribution activity: $140.3 million decrease; and |
|
|
o |
disposition activity: $44.0 million decrease. |
|
· |
NOI increased due to an increase in average occupancy in our operating properties of 80 basis points in 2015 from 2014 and 90 basis points in 2014 from 2013. The KTR properties were 89.2% occupied at the time of the acquisition, which decreased our average and period-end occupancy slightly. |
|
· |
We leased a total of 94.7 million square feet, or 29.7% of our average portfolio; 72.9 million square feet, or 27.5% of our average portfolio and 87.6 million square feet, or 32.1% of our average portfolio; during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
|
· |
We recognize changes in rental revenue from contractual rent increases on existing leases. We recognize the total rental revenue under the lease on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease which includes all known contractual changes. If a lease has a contractual rent increase that is not known at the time the lease is signed, such as the consumer price index or a similar metric, the rent increase is not included in rent leveling; therefore, any rent increase will impact the rental revenue we recognize. |
|
· |
We experienced an increase in rental rates on the turnover of existing leases every quarter since 2012 that has resulted in higher average rental rates in our portfolio and increased rental revenue and NOI as those leases commenced. |
|
· |
Under the terms of our lease agreements, we are able to recover the majority of our rental expenses from customers. Rental expense recoveries, included in both rental revenue and rental expenses, were 80.5%, 81.0% and 73.4% of total rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
|
· |
We adopted a new accounting standard, effective January 1, 2014, that changed the criteria for classifying and reporting discontinued operations. The results of the third-party dispositions remained in continuing operations in 2015 and 2014, whereas in 2013, the results were reclassified to discontinued operations and not included in Real Estate Operations. |
Strategic Capital
This operating segment includes revenue from fees and promotes earned for services performed for our unconsolidated co-investment ventures. This revenue is reduced generally by the direct costs associated with the asset management of these ventures and allocated property-level management costs for the properties owned by the ventures. Revenue associated with the Strategic Capital segment fluctuates because of the size of co-investment ventures under management, the transactional activity in the venture and the timing of promotes.
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Strategic Capital NOI for the years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset management and other fees |
|
$ |
50.8 |
|
|
$ |
51.5 |
|
|
$ |
52.0 |
|
|
Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees |
|
|
10.9 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
|
|
|
14.1 |
|
|
Promotes |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
31.3 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
Strategic capital expenses (1) |
|
|
(47.5 |
) |
|
|
(53.1 |
) |
|
|
(53.7 |
) |
|
Subtotal Americas |
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
42.0 |
|
|
|
18.8 |
|
|
Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset management and other fees |
|
|
71.3 |
|
|
|
70.5 |
|
|
|
53.2 |
|
|
Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees |
|
|
12.0 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
|
10.6 |
|
|
Promotes |
|
|
29.5 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Strategic capital expenses |
|
|
(26.1 |
) |
|
|
(29.2 |
) |
|
|
(22.5 |
) |
|
Subtotal Europe |
|
|
86.7 |
|
|
|
57.3 |
|
|
|
41.3 |
|
|
Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset management and other fees |
|
|
31.8 |
|
|
|
32.3 |
|
|
|
29.9 |
|
|
Leasing commissions, acquisition and other transaction fees |
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
|
13.3 |
|
|
Strategic capital expenses |
|
|
(14.9 |
) |
|
|
(14.1 |
) |
|
|
(13.1 |
) |
|
Subtotal Asia |
|
|
21.0 |
|
|
|
24.1 |
|
|
|
30.1 |
|
|
Strategic Capital – NOI |
|
$ |
121.9 |
|
|
$ |
123.4 |
|
|
$ |
90.2 |
|
|
(1) |
Strategic Capital expenses for the Americas include employees who are employed in an office in the Americas who may also support other regions. |
The following assets under management were held through our unconsolidated co-investment ventures at December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Americas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of ventures |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
89.0 |
|
|
|
87.1 |
|
|
|
108.5 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
6,890 |
|
|
$ |
7,056 |
|
|
$ |
8,004 |
|
|
Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of ventures |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
158.3 |
|
|
|
147.4 |
|
|
|
132.9 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
11,343 |
|
|
$ |
11,440 |
|
|
$ |
11,800 |
|
|
Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of ventures |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
29.2 |
|
|
|
26.2 |
|
|
|
22.9 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
4,320 |
|
|
$ |
4,120 |
|
|
$ |
4,014 |
|
|
Total: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of ventures |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
276.5 |
|
|
|
260.7 |
|
|
|
264.3 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
22,553 |
|
|
$ |
22,616 |
|
|
$ |
23,818 |
|
The following were the key drivers of Strategic Capital NOI:
|
· |
We contributed 31, 126 and 254 properties to several co-investment ventures during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
|
· |
The unconsolidated co-investment ventures acquired 43, 81 and 57 properties from third parties during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
|
· |
In December 2015, we earned two promotes aggregating $56.6 million, principally from our co-investment venture Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl (“PELP”). Of that amount, $29.5 million represented the third-party investors’ portion and is reflected in Strategic Capital Revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income. |
|
· |
In June 2014, we earned a promote of $42.1 million from our co-investment venture Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund (“USLF”). Of that amount, $31.3 million represented the third-party investors’ portion and is reflected in Strategic Capital Revenue. |
|
· |
We acquired a controlling interest in our co-investment venture NAIF in the fourth quarter of 2014 and began consolidating the venture. |
|
· |
We formed the co-investment venture FIBRA Prologis in Mexico in June 2014, and in connection with this transaction, we concluded the Prologis Mexico Industrial Fund. |
|
· |
The amounts presented for Europe and Asia are shown in U.S. dollars and were impacted by fluctuations in exchange rates, primarily the euro, British pound sterling and Japanese yen to U.S. dollar. We have hedged the majority of our investment in euro, British pound sterling, and Japanese yen through outstanding debt and derivative instruments that offset the majority of these fluctuations. |
The direct costs associated with Strategic Capital totaled $88.4 million, $96.5 million and $89.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are included in the line item Strategic Capital Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The fluctuations in Strategic Capital Expenses were due to the timing of promotes and the payment of the related bonus pursuant to the terms of the Prologis Promote Plan and due to the size of our co-investment ventures.
See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.
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Our Owned and Managed Properties
We manage our business on an owned and managed basis including properties wholly owned by us or owned by one of our co-investment ventures. As further discussed, we believe that the operating fundamentals of our owned and managed portfolio are consistent with those of our consolidated portfolio. The activity in our owned and managed portfolio affects both our Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital segments, as well as the net earnings we recognize from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures based on our ownership share.
Our owned and managed properties includes operating industrial properties and does not include properties under development or held for sale to third parties and was as follows at December 31 (square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Number of Properties |
|
|
Square Feet |
|
|
Percentage Occupied |
|
|
Number of Properties |
|
|
Square Feet |
|
|
Percentage Occupied |
|
|
Number of Properties |
|
|
Square Feet |
|
|
Percentage Occupied |
|
|||||||||
|
Consolidated |
|
|
1,886 |
|
|
|
338.3 |
|
|
|
96.4 |
% |
|
|
1,607 |
|
|
|
282.3 |
|
|
|
96.3 |
% |
|
|
1,610 |
|
|
|
267.1 |
|
|
|
94.9 |
% |
|
Unconsolidated |
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
276.5 |
|
|
|
96.2 |
% |
|
|
1,278 |
|
|
|
260.7 |
|
|
|
95.0 |
% |
|
|
1,323 |
|
|
|
264.3 |
|
|
|
94.7 |
% |
|
Totals |
|
|
3,236 |
|
|
|
614.8 |
|
|
|
96.3 |
% |
|
|
2,885 |
|
|
|
543.0 |
|
|
|
95.6 |
% |
|
|
2,933 |
|
|
|
531.4 |
|
|
|
94.8 |
% |
Operating Activity
The following table summarizes our operating activity for the years ended December 31 (square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Leased square feet |
|
|
143.1 |
|
|
|
130.3 |
|
|
|
135.7 |
|
|
Average turnover costs per square foot |
|
$ |
1.66 |
|
|
$ |
1.46 |
|
|
$ |
1.42 |
|
|
Rent change on rollover (low – high) |
|
9.5% – 14.4% |
|
|
6.2% – 9.7% |
|
|
2.0% – 6.1% |
|
|||
|
Weighted average retention percentage on leased square feet |
|
|
84.5 |
% |
|
|
84.7 |
% |
|
|
83.1 |
% |
|
Weighted average lease term in months |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
Average turnover costs per square foot have increased in 2015, however the turnover costs as a percentage of the total value of the lease is in line or lower than previous periods. The total value of the leases signed have increased due to higher rents on rollover.
Retention is the square footage of all leases renewed by existing tenants divided by the square footage of all expiring and renewed leases during the reporting period, excluding the square footage of tenants that default or buy-out prior to expiration of their lease and the square footage of short-term leases.
Development Starts and Stabilization Activity
The following table summarizes development starts for the years ended December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 (1) |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Number of new property development during the period |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
28.1 |
|
|
|
26.0 |
|
|
|
23.0 |
|
|
TEI |
|
$ |
2,247.0 |
|
|
$ |
2,033.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,770.5 |
|
|
Our proportionate share of TEI based on ownership |
|
$ |
1,814.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,791.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,473.4 |
|
|
Percentage of build-to-suits based on TEI |
|
|
43.6 |
% |
|
|
32.6 |
% |
|
|
41.8 |
% |
|
Weighted average expected yield on TEI |
|
|
7.2 |
% |
|
|
7.2 |
% |
|
|
7.6 |
% |
|
Estimated value at completion |
|
$ |
2,713.3 |
|
|
$ |
2,439.5 |
|
|
$ |
2,109.2 |
|
|
Estimated margin |
|
|
20.7 |
% |
|
|
20.0 |
% |
|
|
19.1 |
% |
|
(1) |
We expect these developments to be completed before July 2017. |
The following table summarizes development stabilization activity for the years ended December 31 (dollars and square feet in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Number of development properties stabilized during the period |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
Square feet |
|
|
25.5 |
|
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
TEI |
|
$ |
1,847.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,105.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,400.7 |
|
|
Our proportionate share of TEI based on ownership |
|
$ |
1,639.8 |
|
|
$ |
955.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,199.6 |
|
|
Estimated margin |
|
|
31.8 |
% |
|
|
23.0 |
% |
|
|
30.4 |
% |
For information on our development portfolio at December 31, 2015, see Item 2. Properties.
Same Store Analysis
We evaluate the performance of the operating properties we own and manage using a “same store” analysis because the population of properties in this analysis is consistent from period to period, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of the portfolio on performance measures. We include properties from our consolidated portfolio, as well as properties owned by the unconsolidated co-investment ventures that we manage in our same store analysis. We have defined the same store portfolio, for each quarter in 2015, as those properties that were in operation at January 1, 2014, and have been in operation throughout the same three-month periods in both 2015 and 2014. We have removed all properties that were disposed of to a third party or were classified as held for sale to a third party from the population for both periods. We believe the factors that affect rental revenue, rental expenses and NOI in the same store portfolio are generally the same as for the total portfolio. To derive an appropriate measure of period-to-period operating performance, we remove the effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements by using the recent period end exchange rate to translate from local currency into the U.S. dollar, for both periods.
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We calculate our same store results on a quarterly basis and provide a reconciliation of those results to the Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table summarizes same store NOI and the change from prior period for the four quarters of 2015 and on a cumulative annual basis and the square feet of the portfolio used in the calculation (dollars and square feet in millions):
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
March 31, (1) |
|
|
June 30, (1) |
|
|
September 30, (1) |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
Full Year |
|
|||||
|
2015 NOI – same store portfolio |
|
$ |
578.6 |
|
|
$ |
584.8 |
|
|
$ |
591.8 |
|
|
$ |
587.2 |
|
|
$ |
2,342.4 |
|
|
2014 NOI – same store portfolio |
|
$ |
558.8 |
|
|
$ |
559.4 |
|
|
$ |
565.4 |
|
|
$ |
561.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,245.3 |
|
|
Percentage change |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
4.7 |
% |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
Square feet of portfolio |
|
|
511.7 |
|
|
|
508.2 |
|
|
|
504.8 |
|
|
|
491.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
A reconciliation of our same store results for these fiscal quarters to the Consolidated Statements of Income is provided in our previously filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the respective quarter. |
The following is a reconciliation of our consolidated rental revenue, rental expenses and NOI (calculated as rental revenue and recoveries less rental expenses) for the full year, as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income, to the respective amounts in our same store portfolio analysis for the three months ended December 31 (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
Full Year |
|
|||||
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenue and recoveries |
|
$ |
418.8 |
|
|
$ |
461.4 |
|
|
$ |
532.8 |
|
|
$ |
560.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,973.2 |
|
|
Rental expenses |
|
|
126.9 |
|
|
|
125.6 |
|
|
|
139.9 |
|
|
|
150.8 |
|
|
|
543.2 |
|
|
NOI |
|
$ |
291.9 |
|
|
$ |
335.8 |
|
|
$ |
392.9 |
|
|
$ |
409.4 |
|
|
$ |
1,430.0 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenue and recoveries |
|
$ |
388.2 |
|
|
$ |
381.3 |
|
|
$ |
355.8 |
|
|
$ |
402.0 |
|
|
$ |
1,527.3 |
|
|
Rental expenses |
|
|
110.5 |
|
|
|
109.6 |
|
|
|
102.3 |
|
|
|
108.4 |
|
|
|
430.8 |
|
|
NOI |
|
$ |
277.7 |
|
|
$ |
271.7 |
|
|
$ |
253.5 |
|
|
$ |
293.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,096.5 |
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
Percentage Change |
|
|||
|
Rental Revenue (1) (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenue as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income |
|
$ |
435.6 |
|
|
$ |
307.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental recoveries as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income |
|
|
124.6 |
|
|
|
94.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental revenue and recoveries of properties not in the same store portfolio – properties developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period and land subject to ground leases |
|
|
(177.3 |
) |
|
|
(50.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other |
|
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
(3.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – rental revenue |
|
|
404.9 |
|
|
|
408.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Same store portfolio – rental revenue (2) |
|
$ |
786.6 |
|
|
$ |
756.5 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
Rental Expenses (1) (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental expenses as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income |
|
$ |
150.8 |
|
|
$ |
108.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental expenses of properties not in the same store portfolio – properties developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period and land subject to ground leases |
|
|
(51.5 |
) |
|
|
(16.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other |
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – rental expenses |
|
|
92.4 |
|
|
|
93.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Same store portfolio – rental expenses (3) |
|
$ |
199.4 |
|
|
$ |
194.8 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
NOI (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOI as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income |
|
$ |
409.4 |
|
|
$ |
293.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated adjustments to derive same store results: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOI of properties not in the same store portfolio – properties developed, acquired and sold to third parties during the period and land subject to ground leases |
|
|
(125.8 |
) |
|
|
(34.3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other |
|
|
(8.9 |
) |
|
|
(12.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Unconsolidated co-investment ventures – NOI |
|
|
312.5 |
|
|
|
314.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Same store portfolio – NOI |
|
$ |
587.2 |
|
|
$ |
561.7 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
(1) |
As discussed, our same store portfolio includes industrial properties from our consolidated portfolio and owned by the unconsolidated co-investment ventures that are managed by us. We include 100% of the NOI from the properties in our same store portfolio. During the periods presented, certain properties owned by us were contributed to a co-investment venture and are included in the same store portfolio. Neither our consolidated results nor those of the co-investment ventures, when viewed individually, would be comparable on a same store basis because of the changes in composition of the respective portfolios from period to period (e.g. the results of a contributed property are included in our consolidated results through the contribution date and in the results of the unconsolidated entities subsequent to the contribution date). |
|
(2) |
We exclude the net termination and renegotiation fees from our same store rental revenue to allow us to evaluate the growth or decline in each property’s rental revenue without regard to items that are not indicative of the property’s recurring operating performance. Net termination and renegotiation fees represent the gross fee negotiated to allow a customer to terminate or renegotiate their lease, offset by the write-off of the asset recorded due to the adjustment to straight-line rents over the lease term. The adjustments to remove these items are included in “effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other” in this table. |
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|
(3) |
Rental expenses include the direct operating expenses of the property such as property taxes, insurance and utilities. In addition, we include an allocation of the property management expenses for our direct-owned properties based on the property management services provided to each property (generally, based on a percentage of revenues). On consolidation, these amounts are eliminated and the actual costs of providing property management services are recognized as part of our consolidated rental expenses. These expenses fluctuate based on the level of properties included in the same store portfolio and any adjustment is included as “effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and other” in this table. |
Other Components of Income (Expense)
G&A Expenses
The following table summarizes G&A expenses for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Gross overhead |
|
$ |
461.1 |
|
|
$ |
461.6 |
|
|
$ |
434.9 |
|
|
Reported as rental expenses |
|
|
(34.1 |
) |
|
|
(30.0 |
) |
|
|
(32.9 |
) |
|
Reported as strategic capital expenses |
|
|
(88.4 |
) |
|
|
(96.5 |
) |
|
|
(89.3 |
) |
|
Capitalized amounts |
|
|
(100.4 |
) |
|
|
(87.3 |
) |
|
|
(83.5 |
) |
|
G&A expenses |
|
$ |
238.2 |
|
|
$ |
247.8 |
|
|
$ |
229.2 |
|
Gross overhead includes all costs related to our business, including those attributable to the Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital segments. We allocate a portion of our gross overhead that relates to property management functions to both segments based on the size of the respective portfolios. Costs directly associated with Strategic Capital also are allocated to that segment. The decrease in gross overhead from 2014 to 2015 was primarily due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the euro, British pound sterling and Japanese yen. The increase in gross overhead from 2013 to 2014 was principally due to increased compensation.
We capitalize certain costs directly related to our development and leasing activities. Capitalized G&A expenses included salaries and related costs, as well as other G&A costs. The following table summarizes capitalized G&A costs for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Building development activities |
|
$ |
47.3 |
|
|
$ |
40.4 |
|
|
$ |
39.7 |
|
|
Leasing activities |
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
|
18.3 |
|
|
Building and land improvements, and other |
|
|
31.8 |
|
|
|
29.0 |
|
|
|
25.5 |
|
|
Total capitalized G&A expenses |
|
$ |
100.4 |
|
|
$ |
87.3 |
|
|
$ |
83.5 |
|
|
Capitalized salaries and related costs as a percent of total salaries and related costs |
|
|
27.6 |
% |
|
|
23.9 |
% |
|
|
23.7 |
% |
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $880.4 million, $642.5 million and $648.7 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses from 2014 to 2015 principally resulted from an increased investment in real estate properties from the KTR acquisition in May 2015, the consolidation of NAIF in the fourth quarter of 2014, other acquired properties and completed developments. This is offset slightly by the disposition of properties. The decrease from 2013 to 2014 was principally a result of the disposition and contribution of properties, offset slightly by additional depreciation and amortization from completed development, acquired properties and the consolidation of NAIF in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Earnings from Unconsolidated Entities, Net
We recognized net earnings from unconsolidated entities that are accounted for under the equity method of $159.3 million, $134.3 million and $97.2 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The earnings we recognize are impacted by: (i) variances in revenues and expenses of each venture; (ii) the size and occupancy rate of the portfolio of properties owned by each venture; (iii) gains or losses from the dispositions of properties, when applicable; (iv) our ownership interest in each venture; and (v) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates used to translate our share of net earnings to U.S. dollars, if applicable. See the discussion of our co-investment ventures above in the Strategic Capital segment discussion and in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further breakdown of our share of net earnings recognized.
Interest Expense
Gross interest expense increased in 2015, compared with 2014, due to higher debt driven by the KTR acquisition offset somewhat by a decrease in interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. During 2015 and 2014, we issued new debt with lower borrowing costs and used the proceeds to invest in real estate and pay down or buy back our higher cost debt. Gross interest expense decreased in 2014, compared with 2013, due to lower average debt levels and decreased interest rates. Our weighted average effective interest rate was 3.3%, 4.2% and 4.7% for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further breakdown of gross interest expense, amortization and capitalized amounts included in net interest expense. See also the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for further discussion of our debt and borrowing costs.
Gains on Dispositions of Investments in Real Estate and Revaluation of Equity Investments upon Acquisition of a Controlling Interest, Net
We recognized gains of $758.9 million, $725.8 million and $597.7 million in continuing operations during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In 2015, the gains were driven primarily from dispositions to third parties in the U.S. In 2014, the gains were driven from third party dispositions mainly in the U.S., gains from the revaluation of our equity investment in NAIF upon acquisition of a controlling interest and contributions to our co-investment ventures in Mexico. In 2013, the gains were driven primarily from contributions to our co-investment ventures in Europe. We expect to continue to have contributions to co-investment ventures in the future, primarily in Europe, Japan and Mexico, as well as make dispositions of properties to third parties, primarily in the U.S., all depending on market conditions and other factors. We expect to use the proceeds from such contributions and dispositions to pay down the remaining balance of $400.0 million on the term loan that was used to finance a portion of the KTR acquisition and to fund our capital deployment activities in 2016. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the gains we recognized.
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Foreign Currency and Derivative Gains (Losses) and Related Amortization, Net
To mitigate our foreign currency exchange exposure, we borrow in the functional currency of the borrowing entity when appropriate. However, we and certain of our foreign consolidated subsidiaries have intercompany or third-party debt that is not denominated in the entity’s functional currency. When the debt is remeasured against the functional currency of the entity, a gain or loss may result. To a lesser degree, we also have transactions with third parties of certain assets or liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the entities’ functional currency. Certain of our third-party and intercompany debt is remeasured with the resulting adjustment recognized as a cumulative translation adjustment in Foreign Currency Translation Losses, Net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. This treatment is applicable to third-party debt that is designated as a hedge of our net investment and intercompany debt that is deemed to be long-term in nature.
If the third-party debt is not designated as a hedge or the intercompany debt is deemed short-term in nature, we recognize a gain or loss in earnings when the debt is remeasured. We also recognized the change in fair value of derivative transactions not designated as hedges. To a lesser degree, we also have transactions with third parties of certain assets or liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the entities’ functional currency.
The following table details our foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and related amortization, net for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Gains on the change in fair value and settlement of unhedged derivative transactions (1) |
|
$ |
29.4 |
|
|
$ |
14.6 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
Gains (losses) on settlement and remeasurement of intercompany payables and debt (2) |
|
|
(21.7 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
|
|
10.5 |
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on embedded derivative, including amortization (3) |
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
|
(27.7 |
) |
|
|
(42.5 |
) |
|
Gains (losses) on the settlement of transactions with third parties |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
Total foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and related amortization, net |
|
$ |
12.5 |
|
|
$ |
(17.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(33.6 |
) |
|
(1) |
See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our derivative transactions. |
|
(2) |
These gains or losses were primarily related to the remeasurement of short-term intercompany loans between the U.S. parent and certain consolidated subsidiaries in Europe and Japan and result from fluctuations in the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar to the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen. |
|
(3) |
The embedded derivative instrument (exchange feature) was related to our exchangeable senior notes that matured March 15, 2015. There will be no impact to the financial statements going forward. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about the embedded derivative instrument related to our exchangeable senior notes. |
Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt, Net
We repurchased portions of several series of senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and secured mortgage debt, which resulted in the recognition of losses of $86.3 million, $165.3 million and $277.0 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As a result of these transactions, we have reduced our effective interest rate and lengthened the maturities of our debt. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our debt repurchase.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
We recognize current income tax expense for income taxes incurred by our taxable REIT subsidiaries, state and local income taxes and taxes incurred in our foreign jurisdictions. Our current income tax expense fluctuates from period to period based primarily on the timing of our taxable income. Deferred income tax expense (benefit) is generally a function of the period’s temporary differences and the utilization of net operating losses generated in prior years that had been previously recognized as deferred income tax assets in taxable subsidiaries operating in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions.
The following table summarizes our income tax expense (benefit) for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Current income tax expense (benefit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income tax expense |
|
$ |
24.9 |
|
|
$ |
15.6 |
|
|
$ |
18.3 |
|
|
Current income tax expense (benefit) on dispositions |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
15.4 |
|
|
|
87.8 |
|
|
Current income tax expense on dispositions related to acquired tax liabilities |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
30.5 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
|
Total current income tax expense |
|
|
28.2 |
|
|
|
61.5 |
|
|
|
126.2 |
|
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
(56.7 |
) |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
Deferred income tax benefit on dispositions related to acquired tax liabilities |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
|
(30.5 |
) |
|
|
(20.1 |
) |
|
Total deferred income tax benefit |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(87.2 |
) |
|
|
(19.5 |
) |
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
23.1 |
|
|
$ |
(25.7 |
) |
|
$ |
106.7 |
|
Our income taxes are discussed in more detail in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Discontinued Operations
As discussed above, we adopted a new accounting standard regarding discontinued operations effective January 1, 2014, and none of our property dispositions in 2015 or 2014 met the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations. In 2013, earnings from discontinued operations were $123.5 million. Discontinued operations under the previous standard represent the results of operations of properties that were sold to third parties along with the related gain on sale.
Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
This amount represents the third-party investors’ share of the earnings generated in consolidated entities in which we do not own 100% of the equity, reduced by the third party share of fees or promotes payable to us. In 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recognized net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests for Prologis, Inc. of $56.1 million, $103.1 million and $10.1 million, respectively. In 2015, this is primarily related to operating activity in our consolidated co-investment ventures, NAIF and USLV. USLV completed the KTR acquisition in May 2015, so approximately seven months of the operating activity were included, offset by third-party share of acquisition costs and an acquisition fee payable to us. We acquired a controlling interest in NAIF in the fourth quarter of 2014 and began consolidating the venture. In 2014, we recognized net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in Prologis Mexico Fondo Logistico (“AFORES”) of $64.8 million because of the FIBRA
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Prologis transaction, primarily related to the third-party investors’ share of the gain on disposition and the net deferred income tax benefit. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our consolidated co-investment ventures.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Foreign Currency Translation Losses, Net
We recognize unrealized gains or losses related to the translation of our foreign subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars, along with realized and unrealized gains or losses associated with the changes in the fair value of derivative and nonderivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.
During 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded net losses of $208.9 million, $171.4 million and $234.7 million, respectively. During 2015 and 2014, the unrealized losses were principally due to the weakening of the euro, British pound sterling, Japanese yen and Brazilian real to the U.S. dollar from the beginning of the period to the end of the period. In 2013, the unrealized losses included approximately $190.0 million of foreign currency translation losses on the properties contributed to PELP and NPR due to the weakening of the euro and Japanese yen, respectively, to the U.S. dollar from December 31, 2012, through the date of the contributions. Also in 2013, we recorded unrealized losses due to the weakening of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar, from the beginning of the period to the end of the period. See Note 16 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail.
A majority of the properties we acquired were subjected to environmental reviews either by us or the previous owners. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments have revealed an environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See Note 17 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about environmental liabilities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We consider our ability to generate cash from operating activities, distributions from our co-investment ventures, dispositions of properties and from available financing sources to be adequate to meet our anticipated future development, acquisition, operating, debt service, dividend and distribution requirements.
Near-Term Principal Cash Sources and Uses
In addition to dividends to the common and preferred stockholders of Prologis and distributions to the holders of limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership and our partners in the consolidated co-investment ventures, we expect our primary cash needs will consist of the following:
|
· |
repayment of the balance on an unsecured senior term loan of $400.0 million that is scheduled to mature in 2016, however we are able to extend the maturity date by one year subject to certain conditions, if we so choose; |
|
· |
repayment of other debt and scheduled principal payments of $534.0 million in 2016; |
|
· |
completion of the development and leasing of the properties in our consolidated development portfolio (at December 31, 2015, 91 properties in our development portfolio were 39.3% leased with a current investment of $1.9 billion and a TEI of $2.9 billion when completed and leased, leaving $1.0 billion remaining to fund); |
|
· |
development of new properties for long-term investment, including the acquisition of land in certain markets; |
|
· |
capital expenditures and leasing costs on properties in our operating portfolio; |
|
· |
additional investments in current unconsolidated entities or new investments in future unconsolidated co-investment ventures; |
|
· |
acquisition of operating properties or portfolios of operating properties in global or regional markets (depending on market and other conditions) for direct, long-term investment in our consolidated portfolio (this might include acquisitions from our co-investment ventures); and |
|
· |
repurchase of our outstanding debt or equity securities (depending on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors) through cash purchases, open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise. |
We expect to fund our cash needs principally from the following sources, all subject to market conditions:
|
· |
available unrestricted cash balances ($264.1 million at December 31, 2015); |
|
· |
property operations; |
|
· |
fees earned for services performed on behalf of the co-investment ventures, including promotes; |
|
· |
distributions received from the co-investment ventures; |
|
· |
proceeds from the disposition of properties, land parcels or other investments to third parties; |
|
· |
proceeds from the contributions of properties to current or future co-investment ventures; |
|
· |
proceeds from the sale of a portion of our investments in co-investment ventures (in December 2015, we submitted redemption requests for a portion of our investment in Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund (“PTELF”) and USLF for €185.0 million ($201.4 million at December 31, 2015) and $200.0 million, respectively, which we expect to close in the second quarter of 2016 and bring our ownership percentages more in-line with our long-term targeted ownership; |
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|
· |
borrowing capacity under our current credit facility arrangements discussed in the following section ($2.6 billion available at December 31, 2015), other facilities or borrowing arrangements; and |
|
· |
proceeds from the issuance of debt securities, including secured mortgage debt. |
We may also generate proceeds from the issuance of equity securities, subject to market conditions.
Debt
The following table summarizes information about our debt at December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
||
|
Debt outstanding |
|
$ |
11,627 |
|
|
$ |
9,337 |
|
|
Weighted average interest rate |
|
|
3.2 |
% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
Weighted average maturity in months |
|
67 |
|
|
70 |
|
||
As discussed earlier and in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we completed the KTR acquisition on May 29, 2015. To fund our share of the cash portion, approximately $2.6 billion, as well as our other net cash requirements, we borrowed $440.2 million under our credit facilities and entered into the following debt arrangements during the second quarter of 2015:
|
· |
issued €700 million ($785.5 million) of senior notes with an interest rate of 1.4%, maturing in 2021; |
|
· |
entered into an unsecured senior term loan that matures in 2016 under which we originally drew $1.0 billion and has an outstanding balance of $400.0 million at December 31, 2015; and |
|
· |
entered into an unsecured senior term loan under which we can draw in Japanese yen in an aggregate amount not to exceed ¥65.0 billion that matures in 2022 (balance drawn was ¥65.0 billion ($539.9 million) at December 31, 2015). |
We expect to repay the $400.0 million remaining balance on the senior term loan that was used to fund the KTR acquisition with proceeds generated from the contributions of certain development properties to our co-investment ventures in Europe, Japan and Mexico and proceeds generated from the disposition of certain nonstrategic properties to third parties.
In October 2015, we issued $750.0 million in principal amount of senior notes with an interest rate of 3.8% maturing in 2025. We used a portion of the net proceeds to repurchase approximately $512 million of our senior unsecured notes, including fees, with an average interest rate of 5.6% maturing in 2017 and 2018. We also commenced a tender offer through which we utilized a portion of the net proceeds to repurchase a portion of our senior notes that mature in 2019 and 2020 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $289 million, including fees and accrued interest, which had an average interest rate of 7.0%. A portion of the remaining proceeds was used for other corporate purposes, including other debt repayment and repurchases.
In December 2015, we entered into an unsecured senior term loan under which we can draw in Canadian dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed CAD $371.9 million ($267.9 million at December 31, 2015) that matures in 2023 (which was fully drawn at December 31, 2015). We used the proceeds to pay down our credit facilities and for general corporate purposes.
At December 31, 2015, we had credit facilities with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $2.6 billion, all of which was available for borrowing.
At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. These covenants include customary financial covenants for total debt, encumbered debt and fixed charge coverage ratios. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on our debt.
Equity Commitments Related to Certain Co-Investment Ventures
Certain co-investment ventures have equity commitments from us and our venture partners. Our venture partners fulfill their equity commitment with cash. We may fulfill our equity commitment through contributions of properties or cash. For more information on equity commitments for our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We have one consolidated co-investment venture, the Brazil Fund, with equity commitments at December 31, 2015, of $44.8 million, of which $22.4 million is our share and expires in December 2017. The equity commitments are denominated in Brazilian real and called and reported in U.S. dollars.
Cash Flow Summary
The following table summarizes our cash flow activity for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
963.4 |
|
|
$ |
704.5 |
|
|
$ |
485.0 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
$ |
(4,648.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(488.3 |
) |
|
$ |
2,333.9 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
$ |
3,608.2 |
|
|
$ |
(337.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,365.6 |
) |
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
In 2015 and 2014, cash provided by operating activities was more than the cash dividends paid on common and preferred stock by $158.7 million and $32.3 million, respectively. In 2013, cash provided by operating activities was less than the cash dividends paid on common and preferred stock by $88.9 million. In 2013, we had other sources of cash that we used, including proceeds from dispositions to third parties and contributions of real estate properties ($5.4 billion) and distributions from our co-investment ventures classified for a return of investment for reporting purposes ($411.9 million) both of which are included in investing activities. We used some of this cash to fund dividends not covered by cash provided by operating activities. As disclosed in Note 9 and Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we paid combined amounts for interest and income taxes of $370.0 million, $363.8 million and $526.0 million, respectively, in 2015, 2014 and 2013. In addition, our cash provided by operating activities, exclusive of changes in receivables and payables, is impacted by the following significant activity:
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|
· |
Real estate operations NOI. We receive the majority of our operating cash through our Real Estate Operations segment. NOI from this segment, less the noncash amount of straight-lined rent and amortization of above and below market leases, was $1.3 billion, $1.1 billion and $1.1 billion for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See our Results of Operations section above for the key drivers of our real estate operations NOI. |
|
· |
Strategic capital NOI. We also generate operating cash through our Strategic Capital segment by providing management services to our unconsolidated co-investment ventures. NOI from this segment was $121.9 million, $123.4 million and $90.2 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See our Results of Operations section above for the key drivers of our strategic capital NOI. Included in the NOI for 2015 is net promote income of $24.8 million that was earned as of December 31, 2015 but will be paid in the first quarter of 2016 and will be included in cash provided by operating activities at that time. |
|
· |
Distributions from unconsolidated entities. We received $144.0 million, $117.9 million and $68.3 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of distributions from our unconsolidated entities as a return on our investment and representing our share of the net earnings in the ventures. Included in net earnings from our unconsolidated entities was our share of net non-cash expenses, totaling $169.3 million, $204.5 million and $156.4 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, primarily due to depreciation and amortization charges. We also received additional distributions from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures in excess of our share of net earnings that is reflected in Investing Activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. |
|
· |
G&A. We incurred $184.5 million, $190.3 million and $180.0 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of G&A costs, net of equity-based compensation expenses. |
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
· |
Real estate development. We invested $1.3 billion, $1.1 billion and $853.1 million during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, in real estate development and leasing costs for first generation leases. We have 63 properties under development and 28 properties that were completed but not stabilized at December 31, 2015, and we expect to continue to develop new properties as the opportunities arise. |
|
· |
Real estate acquisitions. We acquired total real estate of $890.2 million, which included 1,051 acres of land and 52 operating properties, excluding the KTR acquisition in 2015. We acquired 1,055 acres of land and eight operating properties for a combined total of $612.3 million in 2014. In 2013, we acquired 536 acres of land and 26 operating properties for a combined total of $514.6 million, which includes properties acquired in connection with the wind-down of Prologis Japan Fund I. |
|
· |
KTR acquisition, net of cash received. In 2015, we acquired the real estate assets of KTR for a net cash purchase price of $4.8 billion through our consolidated co-investment venture USLV, of which we own 55%. Our partner in USLV contributed their share which is discussed below in Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities – Noncontrolling interests contributions. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on the transaction. |
|
· |
Capital expenditures. We invested $237.9 million, $212.6 million and $228.0 million in our operating properties during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which included recurring capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions on existing operating properties that were previously leased. |
|
· |
Proceeds from dispositions and contributions. We generated cash from dispositions and contributions of real estate properties of $2.8 billion, $2.3 billion and $5.4 billion in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The following table summarizes the number of properties we disposed of and contributed for the years ended December 31: |
|
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 (1) |
|
|
2013 (2) |
|
|||
|
|
Third party dispositions |
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
Contributions to unconsolidated co-investment ventures |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
(1) |
We contributed 115 real estate properties owned on a consolidated basis to FIBRA Prologis and received cash proceeds of $390.6 million, primarily attributable to the third-party investors in AFORES and subsequently distributed the proceeds to them. |
|
|
(2) |
The activity in 2013 primarily included the contribution of real estate properties to our co-investment ventures, PELP and NPR of $1.3 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. |
|
· |
Purchase of a controlling interest. We paid net cash of $590.4 million to acquire a controlling interest in NAIF in 2014. We paid net cash of $678.6 million to acquire our partners’ interest in Prologis North American Industrial Fund III and Prologis SGP Mexico in 2013. |
|
· |
Investments in and advances to. We invested cash of $474.4 million, $739.6 million and $1.2 billion during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, in our unconsolidated co-investment ventures and other ventures, net of repayment of advances. Our investments represented our proportionate share and the ventures used the funds for the acquisition of operating properties, development and repayment of debt. The following table summarizes our significant investments in our unconsolidated co-investment ventures for the years ended December 31 (in millions): |
|
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
|
Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl |
|
$ |
222.5 |
|
|
$ |
461.2 |
|
|
$ |
162.3 |
|
|
|
Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund |
|
$ |
90.7 |
|
|
$ |
72.9 |
|
|
$ |
210.2 |
|
|
|
Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I and related joint ventures |
|
$ |
56.7 |
|
|
$ |
66.3 |
|
|
$ |
111.5 |
|
|
|
Prologis European Properties Fund II |
|
$ |
16.5 |
|
|
$ |
53.1 |
|
|
$ |
167.2 |
|
|
|
Nippon Prologis REIT |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
56.6 |
|
|
$ |
411.5 |
|
|
|
Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
104.8 |
|
See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail on our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.
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|
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, from additional operating cash flows primarily related to our share of non-cash expenses. We also received $106.3 million in connection with the wind down of Prologis Japan Fund I in 2013. |
|
· |
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable. In 2014, we received $188.0 million for the payment in full of the notes receivable backed by real estate that originated in 2010 through the sale of a portfolio of industrial properties. |
|
· |
Settlement of net investment hedges. We received net proceeds of $128.2 million, $13.0 million and $7.8 million from the settlement of our net investment hedges during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our derivative activity. |
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
· |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock. |
|
|
o |
We generated net proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our incentive plans, primarily from the exercise of stock options, of $18.2 million, $25.8 million and $22.4 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
|
|
o |
We generated net proceeds of $71.5 million and $140.1 million from the issuance of 1.7 million shares and 3.3 million shares of common stock under our at-the-market program during 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
|
|
o |
Norges Bank Investment Management exercised a warrant (that we issued in connection with the formation of PELP) for $213.8 million in exchange for six million shares of Prologis common stock in 2014. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail. |
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We received net proceeds of $1.4 billion from the issuance of 35.65 million shares of common stock in 2013. |
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Dividends paid on common and preferred stock. We paid dividends of $804.7 million, $672.2 million and $573.9 million to our common and preferred stockholders during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
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Repurchase and redemption of preferred stock and units. We paid $27.6 million to repurchase shares of series Q preferred stock in 2014. We paid $482.5 million to redeem all of the outstanding shares of series L, M, O, P, R and S preferred stock in 2013. |
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Noncontrolling interests contributions. Our partners in consolidated co-investment ventures made contributions of $2.4 billion, $468.3 million and $145.5 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our partner in USLV made contributions in 2015 of $2.4 billion, primarily for the KTR acquisition, and $446.1 million in 2014 related to the formation of the venture. Contributions from noncontrolling interest partners were primarily for the purchase of real estate properties by AFORES and development within Brazil Fund and related joint ventures in 2013. |
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Noncontrolling interests distributions. Our consolidated ventures distributed $215.7 million, $315.4 million and $116.0 million to various noncontrolling interests in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Distributions in 2015 include $120.5 million that were primarily related to distributions to our partners in USLV and NAIF as a result of proceeds from the disposition of real estate. The distributions in 2014 were principally related to a cash distribution of $249.9 million to our partners in AFORES due to buildings contributed to FIBRA Prologis and a cash distribution of $28.6 million to our partners in Prologis AMS due to the disposition of the remaining properties of the venture. |
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Purchase of noncontrolling interests. We purchased our partner’s interest in Prologis Alliance Fund II, a consolidated co-investment venture, for $245.8 million in 2013. |
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Net payments on credit facilities. We made net payments of $8.0 million, $717.4 million and $93.1 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013 respectively, on our credit facilities. |
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Repurchase and payments of debt. We made payments of $1.0 billion on our outstanding term loans, $127.8 million on regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity and repurchased and extinguished secured mortgage debt of $2.0 billion during 2015. We made payments of $2.2 billion on our previous term loan, $101.8 million on regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity and repurchased and extinguished exchangeable senior notes and secured mortgage debt of $1.9 billion during 2014. We repurchased and extinguished exchangeable senior notes, secured mortgage debt, senior term loans and other debt of consolidated entities and made regularly scheduled debt principal payments and payments at maturity for a combined total of $6.0 billion during 2013. |
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Proceeds from issuance of debt. We issued $1.5 billion of senior notes, $565.0 million of secured mortgage debt and $3.1 billion of term loans and used the net proceeds to fund our share of the purchase price for the KTR acquisition, repurchased and redeemed senior notes (see above for further explanation) in 2015 and for general corporate purposes. We issued €1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) of senior notes, $2.3 billion of term loans and $70.7 million of secured debt in 2014. We issued senior notes, secured mortgage debt, term loan debt and other debt of $3.6 billion in 2013. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our debt issuance activity. |
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Unconsolidated Co-Investment Venture Debt
We had investments in and advances to our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, at December 31, 2015, of $4.6 billion. These ventures had total third-party debt of $6.2 billion (of which $1.8 billion was our proportionate share) at December 31, 2015. This debt is primarily secured, is non-recourse to Prologis or the other investors in the co-investment ventures and matures as follows (dollars in millions):
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Weighted |
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There- |
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Disc/ |
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Average |
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Prologis’ Share |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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after |
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Prem |
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Total |
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Interest Rate |
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$ |
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% |
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Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund |
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$ |
138.0 |
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$ |
19.4 |
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$ |
449.0 |
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$ |
822.4 |
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$ |
4.2 |
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$ |
1,433.0 |
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4.5 |
% |
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$ |
322.9 |
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22.5 |
% |
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FIBRA Prologis |
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107.5 |
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216.4 |
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72.5 |
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250.0 |
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10.9 |
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657.3 |
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4.8 |
% |
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301.5 |
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45.9 |
% |
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Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund |
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7.2 |
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7.5 |
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80.9 |
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562.7 |
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(5.5 |
) |
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652.8 |
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2.4 |
% |
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271.6 |
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41.6 |
% |
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Prologis European Properties Fund II |
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139.9 |
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60.6 |
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327.8 |
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1,374.9 |
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(15.2 |
) |
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1,888.0 |
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3.4 |
% |
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591.1 |
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31.3 |
% |
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Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl |
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98.9 |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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0.1 |
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99.0 |
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5.0 |
% |
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49.5 |
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50.0 |
% |
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Nippon Prologis REIT |
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193.5 |
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16.6 |
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246.7 |
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890.4 |
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(8.0 |
) |
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1,339.2 |
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1.0 |
% |
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202.2 |
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15.1 |
% |
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Prologis China Logistics Venture |
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- |
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- |
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89.6 |
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96.3 |
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(5.2 |
) |
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180.7 |
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3.9 |
% |
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27.1 |
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15.0 |
% |
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Totals |
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$ |
685.0 |
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$ |
320.5 |
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$ |
1,266.5 |
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$ |
3,996.7 |
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$ |
(18.7 |
) |
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$ |
6,250.0 |
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$ |
1,765.9 |
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At December 31, 2015, we did not guarantee any third-party debt of the co-investment ventures. In our role as the manager, we work with the co-investment ventures to refinance their maturing debt. There can be no assurance that the co-investment ventures will be able to refinance any maturing indebtedness on terms as favorable as the maturing debt, or at all. If the ventures are unable to refinance the maturing indebtedness with newly issued debt, they may be able to obtain funds by voluntary capital contributions from us and our partners or by selling assets. Certain of our ventures also have credit facilities, or unencumbered properties, both of which may be used to obtain funds.
Long-Term Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our long-term contractual obligations at December 31, 2015 (in millions):
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Payments Due by Period |
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Less than 1 Year |
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1 to 3 Years |
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3 to 5 Years |
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More than 5 Years |
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Total |
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Debt obligations, other than credit facilities |
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$ |
934 |
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$ |
1,833 |
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$ |
2,175 |
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$ |
6,679 |
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$ |
11,621 |
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Interest on debt obligations, other than credit facilities |
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|
377 |
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|
|
653 |
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490 |
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554 |
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2,074 |
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Unfunded commitments on the development portfolio (1) |
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855 |
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22 |
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- |
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- |
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|
|
877 |
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|
Operating lease payments |
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|
32 |
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|
|
57 |
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|
|
49 |
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|
|
221 |
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|
|
359 |
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Totals |
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$ |
2,198 |
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$ |
2,565 |
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$ |
2,714 |
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$ |
7,454 |
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$ |
14,931 |
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(1) |
We had properties in our consolidated development portfolio (completed and under development) at December 31, 2015, with a TEI of $2.9 billion. The unfunded commitments presented include not only those costs that we are obligated to fund under construction contracts, but all costs necessary to place the property into service, including the estimated costs of tenant improvements, marketing and leasing costs that we will incur as the property is leased. |
Distribution and Dividend Requirements
Our dividend policy on our common stock is to distribute a percentage of our cash flow to ensure that we will meet the dividend requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, relative to maintaining our REIT status, while still allowing us to retain cash to meet other needs such as capital improvements and other investment activities.
In 2015, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 for the first two quarters of 2015 and $0.40 per common share for the last two quarters of 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we issued a new class of common limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership that are entitled to a quarterly distribution equal to $0.64665 per unit so long as the common units receive a quarterly distribution of at least $0.40 per unit (see Note 11 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on this new partnership unit). We paid a dividend of $0.64665 in December 2015 related to this new partnership unit. We paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.33 per common share for all four quarters of 2014. Our future common stock dividends, if and as declared, may vary and will be determined by the Board upon the circumstances prevailing at the time, including our financial condition, operating results and REIT distribution requirements, and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board during the year.
At December 31, 2015, we had one series of preferred stock outstanding – the “Series Q preferred stock.” The annual dividend rate is 8.54% per share and dividends are payable quarterly in arrears.
Pursuant to the terms of our preferred stock, we are restricted from declaring or paying any dividend with respect to our common stock unless and until all cumulative dividends with respect to the preferred stock have been paid and sufficient funds have been set aside for dividends that have been declared for the relevant dividend period with respect to the preferred stock.
Other Commitments
On a continuing basis, we are engaged in various stages of negotiations for the acquisition or disposition of individual properties or portfolios of properties.
A critical accounting policy is one that is both important to the portrayal of an entity’s financial condition and results of operations and requires judgment on the part of management. Generally, the judgment requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates are prepared using management’s best judgment, after considering past and current economic conditions and expectations for the future. Changes in estimates could affect our financial position and specific items in our results of operations that are used by stockholders, potential investors, industry analysts and lenders in their evaluation of
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our performance. Of the accounting policies discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, those presented below have been identified by us as critical accounting policies.
Consolidation
We consolidate all entities that are wholly owned and those in which we own less than 100% of the equity but control, as well as any variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. We evaluate our ability to control an entity including whether the entity is a variable interest entity and whether we are the primary beneficiary. We consider the substantive terms of the arrangement to identify which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impacts the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity. Investments in entities that we do not control but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. Our ability to correctly assess our influence or control over an entity affects the presentation of these investments in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Business Combinations
Upon acquisition of real estate that constitutes a business, which includes acquiring a controlling interest in an entity previously accounted for using the equity method of accounting, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based on the fair value of each component. The components typically include land, building, intangible assets related to the acquired leases, debt, deferred tax liability and other assumed assets and liabilities in the case of an acquisition of a business. In an acquisition of multiple properties, we must also allocate the purchase price among the properties. The allocation of the purchase price is based on our assessment of estimated fair value and often is based on the expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located. The fair value may also include an enterprise value premium that we estimate a third party would be willing to pay for a portfolio of properties. In the case of an acquisition of a controlling interest in an entity previously accounted for under the equity method of accounting, this allocation may result in a gain or a loss. The initial allocation of the purchase price is based on management’s preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase price allocation are made within the allocation period, not to exceed one year. The use of different assumptions in the allocation of the purchase price of the acquired properties and liabilities assumed could affect the timing of recognition of the related revenue and expenses.
Revenue Recognition – Gains (Losses) on Dispositions of Investments in Real Estate and Strategic Capital Revenue
We recognize gains from the contributions and sales of real estate assets, generally at the time the title is transferred, consideration is received and we no longer have substantial continuing involvement with the real estate sold. In many of our transactions, an entity in which we have an equity investment will acquire a real estate asset from us. We make judgments based on the specific terms of each transaction as to the amount of the total profit from the transaction that we recognize given our continuing ownership interest and our level of future involvement with the entity that acquires the assets. In addition, we make judgments regarding recognition in earnings of certain fees and incentives earned for services provided to these entities based on when they are earned, fixed and determinable.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative financial instruments can be designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Accounting for derivatives as hedges requires that at inception, and over the term of the instruments, the hedged item and derivative qualify for hedge accounting. The rules and interpretations for derivatives are complex. Failure to apply this guidance correctly may result in all changes in fair value of the hedged derivative being recognized in earnings.
We assess both at inception, and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the related underlying exposures. Any ineffective portion of a derivative financial instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Derivatives not designated as hedges are used to manage our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and variable interest rates but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our derivative financial instrument policy.
Income Taxes
As part of the process of preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements, significant management judgment is required to estimate our income tax liability for each taxable entity, the liability associated with open tax years that are under review, our REIT taxable income and our compliance with REIT requirements. Our estimates are based on interpretation of tax laws. We estimate our actual current income tax due and assess temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for book and tax purposes resulting in the recognition of deferred income tax assets and liabilities. These estimates may have an impact on the income tax expense recognized. Adjustments may be required by a change in assessment of our deferred income tax assets and liabilities; changes in assessments of the recognition of income tax benefits for certain nonroutine transactions; changes due to audit adjustments by federal, international and state tax authorities; our inability to qualify as a REIT; the potential for built-in gain recognition; changes in the assessment of properties to be contributed to taxable REIT subsidiaries and changes in tax laws. Adjustments required in any given period are included within income tax expense. We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities.
Other than Temporary Impairment of Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
When circumstances indicate the value of an equity investment may be reduced, we evaluate whether the loss in value is other than temporary. If we determine that a loss in value is other than temporary, we recognize an impairment charge to reflect the investment at fair value. The use of projected future cash flows and other estimates of fair value, the determination of when a loss is other than temporary and the calculation of the amount of the loss is complex and subjective. Use of other estimates and assumptions may result in different conclusions. Changes in economic and operating conditions, as well as changes in our intent with regard to our investment that occur subsequent to our review, could impact these assumptions and result in future impairment charges of our equity investments.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We assess the carrying values of our respective long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of these assets may not be fully recoverable.
Recoverability of real estate assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows. To review our real estate assets for recoverability, we consider current market conditions, as well as our intent with respect to holding or disposing of the asset. Our intent with regard to the underlying assets might change as market conditions change. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, applying a capitalization rate to estimated NOI of a property, quoted market values and third-party appraisals, where considered necessary. The use of projected future cash flows is based on assumptions that are consistent with our estimates of future expectations and the strategic plan we use to manage our underlying business. If our analysis indicates that the carrying value of a real estate property that we expect to hold is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, we recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the current estimated fair value of the real estate property. Assumptions and estimates used in
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the recoverability analyses for future cash flows, discount rates and capitalization rates are complex and subjective. Changes in economic and operating conditions or our intent with regard to our investment that occurs subsequent to our impairment analyses could impact these assumptions and result in future impairment of our long-lived assets.
Capitalization of Costs
We capitalize costs incurred in developing, renovating, rehabilitating and improving real estate assets as part of the investment basis. Costs incurred in making repairs and maintaining real estate assets are expensed as incurred. During the land development and construction periods, we capitalize interest costs, insurance, real estate taxes and certain general and administrative costs of the personnel performing development, renovations and rehabilitation if such costs are incremental and identifiable to a specific activity to get the asset ready for its intended use. Capitalized costs are included in the investment basis of real estate assets.
See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (“FFO”)
FFO is a financial measure that is not determined in accordance with GAAP, but is a measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net earnings. Although the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) has published a definition of FFO, modifications to the NAREIT calculation of FFO are common among REITs, as companies seek to provide financial measures that meaningfully reflect their business.
FFO is not meant to represent a comprehensive system of financial reporting and does not present, nor do we intend it to present, a complete picture of our financial condition and operating performance. We believe that FFO is only meaningful when it is used in conjunction with net earnings computed under GAAP. Furthermore, we believe our consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, provide the most meaningful picture of our financial condition.
NAREIT’s FFO measure adjusts net earnings computed under GAAP to exclude historical cost depreciation and gains and losses from the sales, along with impairment charges, of previously depreciated properties. We agree that these NAREIT adjustments are useful to investors for the following reasons:
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historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes, through depreciation charges, that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. NAREIT stated in its White Paper on FFO “since real estate asset values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves.” Consequently, NAREIT’s definition of FFO reflects the fact that real estate, as an asset class, generally appreciates over time and depreciation charges required by GAAP do not reflect the underlying economic realities. We exclude depreciation from our unconsolidated entities and the third parties’ share of our consolidated ventures. |
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REITs were created in order to encourage public ownership of real estate as an asset class through investment in firms that were in the business of long-term ownership and management of real estate. The exclusion, in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, of gains and losses from the sales, along with impairment charges, of previously depreciated operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REIT’s activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods. We include the gains and losses (including impairment charges) from dispositions of land and development properties, as well as our proportionate share of the gains and losses (including impairment charges) from dispositions of development properties recognized by our unconsolidated and consolidated entities, in our definition of FFO. We exclude the gain on revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest from our definition of FFO. |
Our FFO Measures
At the same time that NAREIT created and defined its FFO measure for the REIT industry, it also recognized that “management of each of its member companies has the responsibility and authority to publish financial information that it regards as useful to the financial community.” We believe stockholders, potential investors and financial analysts who review our operating results are best served by a defined FFO measure that includes other adjustments to net earnings computed under GAAP in addition to those included in the NAREIT defined measure of FFO. Our FFO measures are used by management in analyzing our business and the performance of our properties and we believe that it is important that stockholders, potential investors and financial analysts understand the measures management uses.
We calculate our FFO measures, as defined below, based on our proportionate ownership share of both our unconsolidated and consolidated ventures. We reflect our share of our FFO measures for unconsolidated ventures by applying our average ownership percentage for the period to the applicable reconciling items on an entity by entity basis. We reflect our share for consolidated ventures in which we do not own 100% of the equity by adjusting our FFO measures to remove the third party ownership share of the applicable reconciling items based on average ownership percentage for the applicable periods.
We use these FFO measures, including by segment and region, to: (i) evaluate our performance and the performance of our properties in comparison with expected results and results of previous periods, relative to resource allocation decisions; (ii) evaluate the performance of our management; (iii) budget and forecast future results to assist in the allocation of resources; (iv) assess our performance as compared with similar real estate companies and the industry in general; and (v) evaluate how a specific potential investment will impact our future results. Because we make decisions with regard to our performance with a long-term outlook, we believe it is appropriate to remove the effects of short-term items that we do not expect to affect the underlying long-term performance of the properties. The long-term performance of our properties is principally driven by rental revenue. While not infrequent or unusual, these additional items we exclude in calculating FFO, as defined by Prologis, defined below, are subject to significant fluctuations from period to period that cause both positive and negative short-term effects on our results of operations in inconsistent and unpredictable directions that are not relevant to our long-term outlook.
We use our FFO measures as supplemental financial measures of operating performance. We do not use our FFO measures as, nor should they be considered to be, alternatives to net earnings computed under GAAP, as indicators of our operating performance, as alternatives to cash from operating activities computed under GAAP or as indicators of our ability to fund our cash needs.
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FFO, as defined by Prologis attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (“FFO, as defined by Prologis”)
To arrive at FFO, as defined by Prologis, we adjust the NAREIT defined FFO measure to exclude:
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deferred income tax benefits and deferred income tax expenses recognized by our subsidiaries; |
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current income tax expense related to acquired tax liabilities that were recorded as deferred tax liabilities in an acquisition, to the extent the expense is offset with a deferred income tax benefit in GAAP earnings that is excluded from our defined FFO measure; |
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unhedged foreign currency exchange gains and losses resulting from debt transactions between us and our foreign consolidated subsidiaries and our foreign unconsolidated entities; |
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foreign currency exchange gains and losses from the remeasurement (based on current foreign currency exchange rates) of certain third-party debt of our foreign consolidated subsidiaries and our foreign unconsolidated entities; and |
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mark-to-market adjustments and related amortization of debt discounts associated with derivative financial instruments. |
We believe investors are best served if the information that is made available to them allows them to align their analysis and evaluation of our operating results along the same lines that our management uses in planning and executing our business strategy.
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (“Core FFO”)
In addition to FFO, as defined by Prologis, we also use Core FFO. To arrive at Core FFO, we adjust FFO, as defined by Prologis, to exclude the following recurring and nonrecurring items that we recognized directly in FFO, as defined by Prologis:
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gains or losses from contribution or sale of land or development properties; |
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income tax expense related to the sale of investments in real estate and third-party acquisition costs related to the acquisition of real estate; |
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impairment charges recognized related to our investments in real estate generally as a result of our change in intent to contribute or sell these properties; |
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gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt and redemption and repurchase of preferred stock; and |
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expenses related to natural disasters. |
We believe it is appropriate to further adjust our FFO, as defined by Prologis for certain recurring items as they were driven by transactional activity and factors relating to the financial and real estate markets, rather than factors specific to the on-going operating performance of our properties or investments. The impairment charges we have recognized were primarily based on valuations of real estate, which had declined due to market conditions, that we no longer expected to hold for long-term investment. Over the last few years, we made it a priority to strengthen our financial position by reducing our debt, our investment in certain low yielding assets and our exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations. As a result, we changed our intent to sell or contribute certain of our real estate properties and recorded impairment charges when we did not expect to recover the costs of our investment. Also, we purchased portions of our debt securities when we believed it was advantageous to do so, which was based on market conditions, and in an effort to lower our borrowing costs and extend our debt maturities. As a result, we have recognized net gains or losses on the early extinguishment of certain debt due to the financial market conditions at that time.
We analyze our operating performance primarily by the rental revenue of our real estate and the revenue driven by our strategic capital business, net of operating, administrative and financing expenses. This income stream is not directly impacted by fluctuations in the market value of our investments in real estate or debt securities. Although these items discussed above have had a material impact on our operations and are reflected in our financial statements, the removal of the effects of these items allows us to better understand the core operating performance of our properties over the long term.
We use Core FFO, including by segment and region, to: (i) evaluate our performance and the performance of our properties in comparison to expected results and results of previous periods, relative to resource allocation decisions; (ii) evaluate the performance of our management; (iii) budget and forecast future results to assist in the allocation of resources; (iv) provide guidance to the financial markets to understand our expected operating performance; (v) assess our operating performance as compared to similar real estate companies and the industry in general; and (vi) evaluate how a specific potential investment will impact our future results. Because we make decisions with regard to our performance with a long-term outlook, we believe it is appropriate to remove the effects of items that we do not expect to affect the underlying long-term performance of the properties we own. As noted above, we believe the long-term performance of our properties is principally driven by rental revenue. We believe investors are best served if the information that is made available to them allows them to align their analysis and evaluation of our operating results along the same lines that our management uses in planning and executing our business strategy.
Limitations on the use of our FFO measures
While we believe our defined FFO measures are important supplemental measures, neither NAREIT’s nor our measures of FFO should be used alone because they exclude significant economic components of net earnings computed under GAAP and are, therefore, limited as an analytical tool. Accordingly, these are only a few of the many measures we use when analyzing our business. Some of these limitations are:
|
· |
The current income tax expenses and acquisition costs that are excluded from our defined FFO measures represent the taxes and transaction costs that are payable. |
|
· |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets are economic costs that are excluded from FFO. FFO is limited, as it does not reflect the cash requirements that may be necessary for future replacements of the real estate assets. Furthermore, the amortization of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of industrial properties are not reflected in FFO. |
|
· |
Gains or losses from non-development property acquisitions and dispositions or impairment charges related to expected dispositions represent changes in value of the properties. By excluding these gains and losses, FFO does not capture realized changes in the value of acquired or disposed properties arising from changes in market conditions. |
|
· |
The deferred income tax benefits and expenses that are excluded from our defined FFO measures result from the creation of a deferred income tax asset or liability that may have to be settled at some future point. Our defined FFO measures do not currently reflect any income or expense that may result from such settlement. |
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|
· |
The foreign currency exchange gains and losses that are excluded from our defined FFO measures are generally recognized based on movements in foreign currency exchange rates through a specific point in time. The ultimate settlement of our foreign currency-denominated net assets is indefinite as to timing and amount. Our FFO measures are limited in that they do not reflect the current period changes in these net assets that result from periodic foreign currency exchange rate movements. |
|
· |
The gains and losses on extinguishment of debt that we exclude from our Core FFO, may provide a benefit or cost to us as we may be settling our debt at less or more than our future obligation. |
|
· |
The natural disaster expenses that we exclude from Core FFO are costs that we have incurred. |
We compensate for these limitations by using our FFO measures only in conjunction with net earnings computed under GAAP when making our decisions. This information should be read with our complete consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP. To assist investors in compensating for these limitations, we reconcile our defined FFO measures to our net earnings computed under GAAP for the years ended December 31 as follows (in millions):
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|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
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|||
|
FFO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of net earnings to FFO measures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
862.8 |
|
|
$ |
622.2 |
|
|
$ |
315.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add (deduct) NAREIT defined adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate related depreciation and amortization |
|
|
854.5 |
|
|
|
617.8 |
|
|
|
624.6 |
|
|
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate properties, net |
|
|
(500.8 |
) |
|
|
(553.2 |
) |
|
|
(271.3 |
) |
|
Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(78.1 |
) |
|
|
47.9 |
|
|
|
(9.0 |
) |
|
Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
185.6 |
|
|
|
186.5 |
|
|
|
159.8 |
|
|
Subtotal – NAREIT defined FFO |
|
|
1,324.0 |
|
|
|
921.2 |
|
|
|
819.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add (deduct) our defined adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains) and related amortization, net |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
19.0 |
|
|
|
32.8 |
|
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), net |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(87.2 |
) |
|
|
(20.0 |
) |
|
Current income tax expense related to acquired tax liabilities |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
30.5 |
|
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
(13.6 |
) |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
FFO, as defined by Prologis |
|
|
1,308.5 |
|
|
|
887.5 |
|
|
|
855.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to arrive at Core FFO: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net |
|
|
(258.1 |
) |
|
|
(172.4 |
) |
|
|
(427.6 |
) |
|
Current income tax expense (benefit) on dispositions |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
15.4 |
|
|
|
87.8 |
|
|
Acquisition expenses |
|
|
47.0 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
Losses on early extinguishment of debt and repurchase of preferred stock, net |
|
|
86.3 |
|
|
|
171.8 |
|
|
|
286.1 |
|
|
Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(11.1 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Our share of reconciling items included in earnings from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
|
46.6 |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
Core FFO |
|
$ |
1,181.3 |
|
|
$ |
953.1 |
|
|
$ |
813.2 |
|
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to the impact of foreign-exchange related variability and earnings volatility on our foreign investments and interest rate changes. See our risk factors in Item 1A. Risk Factors, specifically the following: The depreciation in the value of the foreign currency in countries where we have a significant investment may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position and We may be unable to refinance our debt or our cash flow may be insufficient to make required debt payments. See also Notes 2 and 16 in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for more information about our foreign operations and derivative financial instruments.
We monitor our market risk exposures using a sensitivity analysis. Our sensitivity analysis estimates the exposure to market risk sensitive instruments assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse change in exchange or interest rates at December 31, 2015. The results of the sensitivity analysis are summarized in the following sections. The sensitivity analysis is of limited predictive value. As a result, revenues and expenses, as well as our ultimate realized gains or losses with respect to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during a future period, hedging strategies at the time and the prevailing interest and foreign currency exchange rates.
Foreign Currency Risk
We are exposed to foreign exchange-related variability and earnings volatility on our foreign investments. Foreign currency market risk is the possibility that our financial results or financial position could be better or worse than planned because of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. At December 31, 2015, we had net equity of approximately $1.6 billion, or 8.5% of total net equity, denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, after consideration of our derivative and nonderivative financial instruments. Based on our sensitivity analysis, a 10% reduction in exchange rates would cause a reduction of $162.1 million to our net equity.
At December 31, 2015, we had foreign currency forward contracts, which were designated and qualify as net investment hedges, with an aggregate notional amount of $386.1 million to hedge a portion of our investments in the United Kingdom. We also have foreign currency forward contracts, which were designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, with an aggregate notional amount of $4.8 million to hedge cash payments for development in Mexico. On the basis of our sensitivity analysis, a weakening of the U.S. dollar against the British pound sterling or Mexican peso by 10% would result in a $39.1 million negative change in our cash flows on settlement. In addition, we also have British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, euro and Japanese yen forward and option contracts, which were not designated as hedges, and have an aggregate notional amount of $611.7 million to mitigate risk associated with the translation of the projected financial results of our subsidiaries in Europe, Canada and Japan. A weakening of the U.S. dollar against these currencies by 10% would result in a $61.2 million negative change in our net income on settlement.
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We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes on future earnings and cash flows. At December 31, 2015, we had $2.4 billion of variable rate debt outstanding, of which $2.1 billion was outstanding on our term loans and $298.7 million was outstanding on secured mortgage debt. We had no outstanding balances on our credit facilities. At December 31, 2015, we had entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix $1.1 billion of our Japanese yen term loans (¥105.9 billion) and our Canadian term loan (CAD $371.9 million). During the year ended December 31, 2015, we had weighted average daily outstanding borrowings of $257.3 million on our variable rate credit facilities. On the basis of our sensitivity analysis, a 10% adverse change in interest rates based on our average outstanding variable rate debt balances not subject to interest rate swap agreements during the period would result in additional interest expense of $2.9 million, which equates to a change in interest rates of 20 basis points.
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The Consolidated Balance Sheets of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. at December 31, 2015, and 2014, the Consolidated Statements of Income of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P., the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P., the Consolidated Statements of Equity of Prologis, Inc., the Consolidated Statements of Capital of Prologis, L.P. and the Consolidated Statements Cash Flows of Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, together with the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, are included under Item 15 of this report and are incorporated herein by reference. Selected unaudited quarterly financial data are presented in Note 20 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures
Controls and Procedures (The Parent)
Prologis, Inc. carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) at December 31, 2015. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, there were no significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2015, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting was conducted at December 31, 2015, based on the criteria described in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management determined that, at December 31, 2015, the internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2015, has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report which is included herein.
Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls
Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of the internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting. The internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with United States GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Controls and Procedures (The Operating Partnership)
Prologis, L.P. carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) at December 31, 2015. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, there were no significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2015, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting was conducted at December 31, 2015, based on the criteria described in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management determined that, at December 31, 2015, the internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls
Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of the internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting. The internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
None.
ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the descriptions under the captions “Election of Directors — Nominees,” Information Relating to Stockholders, Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers — Certain Information with Respect to Executive Officers, “Additional Information — Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Corporate Governance ” and “Board of Directors” in our 2016 Proxy Statement or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the descriptions under the captions “Executive Compensation Matters” and “Board of Directors and Committees” in our 2016 Proxy Statement or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the descriptions under the captions “Information Relating to Stockholders, Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers — Security Ownership” and “Equity Compensation Plans” in our 2016 Proxy Statement or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the descriptions under the captions “Information Relating to Stockholders, Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers — Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance” in our 2016 Proxy Statement or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the description under the caption “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our 2016 Proxy Statement or will be provided in an amendment filed on Form 10-K/A.
ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules
The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
(a) Financial Statements and Schedules:
1. Financial Statements:
See Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III on page 84 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Financial Statement Schedules:
Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes or is not applicable.
(b) Exhibits: The Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Index to the Exhibits on pages 100 to 104 of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Financial Statements: See Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule III on page 84 of this report, which is incorporated by reference.
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INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE III
|
|
Page |
|
Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P.: |
|
|
38 |
|
|
Prologis, Inc.: |
|
|
41 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
Prologis, L.P.: |
|
|
46 |
|
|
47 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P.: |
|
|
51 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
84 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Prologis, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Prologis, Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for discontinued operations as of January 1, 2014, on a prospective basis, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-08.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 19, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 19, 2016
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Partners
Prologis, L.P.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Prologis, L.P.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for discontinued operations as of January 1, 2014, on a prospective basis, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-08.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prologis, L.P. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 19, 2016
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Prologis, Inc.:
We have audited Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Prologis, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Prologis, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Prologis, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Prologis, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, and our report dated February 19, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 19, 2016
40
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
||
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in real estate properties |
$ |
27,521,368 |
|
|
$ |
22,190,145 |
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
3,274,284 |
|
|
|
2,790,781 |
|
|
Net investments in real estate properties |
|
24,247,084 |
|
|
|
19,399,364 |
|
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities |
|
4,755,620 |
|
|
|
4,824,724 |
|
|
Assets held for sale or contribution |
|
378,423 |
|
|
|
43,934 |
|
|
Notes receivable backed by real estate |
|
235,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Net investments in real estate |
|
29,616,177 |
|
|
|
24,268,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
264,080 |
|
|
|
350,692 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
1,514,510 |
|
|
|
1,156,287 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
31,394,767 |
|
|
$ |
25,775,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt |
$ |
11,626,831 |
|
|
$ |
9,336,977 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
712,725 |
|
|
|
627,999 |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
634,375 |
|
|
|
626,426 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
12,973,931 |
|
|
|
10,591,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prologis, Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series Q preferred stock at stated liquidation preference of $50 per share; $0.01 par value; 1,565 shares issued and outstanding and 100,000 preferred shares authorized at December 31, 2015, and 2014 |
|
78,235 |
|
|
|
78,235 |
|
|
Common stock; $0.01 par value; 524,512 shares and 509,498 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively |
|
5,245 |
|
|
|
5,095 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
19,302,367 |
|
|
|
18,467,009 |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(791,429 |
) |
|
|
(600,337 |
) |
|
Distributions in excess of net earnings |
|
(3,926,483 |
) |
|
|
(3,974,493 |
) |
|
Total Prologis, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
|
14,667,935 |
|
|
|
13,975,509 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
3,752,901 |
|
|
|
1,208,090 |
|
|
Total equity |
|
18,420,836 |
|
|
|
15,183,599 |
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
31,394,767 |
|
|
$ |
25,775,001 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
41
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental |
|
$ |
1,536,117 |
|
|
$ |
1,178,609 |
|
|
$ |
1,227,975 |
|
|
Rental recoveries |
|
|
437,070 |
|
|
|
348,740 |
|
|
|
331,518 |
|
|
Strategic capital |
|
|
210,362 |
|
|
|
219,871 |
|
|
|
179,472 |
|
|
Development management and other |
|
|
13,525 |
|
|
|
13,567 |
|
|
|
11,521 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
2,197,074 |
|
|
|
1,760,787 |
|
|
|
1,750,486 |
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental |
|
|
543,214 |
|
|
|
430,787 |
|
|
|
451,938 |
|
|
Strategic capital |
|
|
88,418 |
|
|
|
96,496 |
|
|
|
89,279 |
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
238,199 |
|
|
|
247,768 |
|
|
|
229,207 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
880,373 |
|
|
|
642,461 |
|
|
|
648,668 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
66,698 |
|
|
|
23,467 |
|
|
|
26,982 |
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
1,816,902 |
|
|
|
1,440,979 |
|
|
|
1,446,074 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
380,172 |
|
|
|
319,808 |
|
|
|
304,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net |
|
|
159,262 |
|
|
|
134,288 |
|
|
|
97,220 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(301,363 |
) |
|
|
(308,885 |
) |
|
|
(379,327 |
) |
|
Interest and other income, net |
|
|
25,484 |
|
|
|
25,768 |
|
|
|
26,948 |
|
|
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net |
|
|
758,887 |
|
|
|
725,790 |
|
|
|
597,656 |
|
|
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and related amortization, net |
|
|
12,466 |
|
|
|
(17,841 |
) |
|
|
(33,633 |
) |
|
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net |
|
|
(86,303 |
) |
|
|
(165,300 |
) |
|
|
(277,014 |
) |
|
Total other income |
|
|
568,433 |
|
|
|
393,820 |
|
|
|
31,850 |
|
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
|
948,605 |
|
|
|
713,628 |
|
|
|
336,262 |
|
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
23,090 |
|
|
|
(25,656 |
) |
|
|
106,733 |
|
|
Earnings from continuing operations |
|
|
925,515 |
|
|
|
739,284 |
|
|
|
229,529 |
|
|
Discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income attributable to disposed properties and assets held for sale |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
|
Net gains on dispositions, including taxes |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
116,550 |
|
|
Total discontinued operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
123,520 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
|
925,515 |
|
|
|
739,284 |
|
|
|
353,049 |
|
|
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
56,076 |
|
|
|
103,101 |
|
|
|
10,128 |
|
|
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests |
|
|
869,439 |
|
|
|
636,183 |
|
|
|
342,921 |
|
|
Less preferred stock dividends |
|
|
6,651 |
|
|
|
7,431 |
|
|
|
18,391 |
|
|
Loss on preferred stock redemption/repurchase |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,517 |
|
|
|
9,108 |
|
|
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
862,788 |
|
|
$ |
622,235 |
|
|
$ |
315,422 |
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding – Basic |
|
|
521,241 |
|
|
|
499,583 |
|
|
|
486,076 |
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted |
|
|
533,944 |
|
|
|
506,391 |
|
|
|
491,546 |
|
|
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
1.66 |
|
|
$ |
1.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Basic |
|
$ |
1.66 |
|
|
$ |
1.25 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Diluted |
|
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends per common share |
|
$ |
1.52 |
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
42
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
$ |
925,515 |
|
|
$ |
739,284 |
|
|
$ |
353,049 |
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation losses, net |
|
|
(208,901 |
) |
|
|
(171,401 |
) |
|
|
(234,680 |
) |
|
Unrealized gains (losses) and amortization on derivative contracts, net |
|
|
(17,457 |
) |
|
|
(6,498 |
) |
|
|
19,590 |
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
699,157 |
|
|
|
561,385 |
|
|
|
137,959 |
|
|
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(56,076 |
) |
|
|
(103,101 |
) |
|
|
(10,128 |
) |
|
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
35,266 |
|
|
|
13,237 |
|
|
|
12,978 |
|
|
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
678,347 |
|
|
$ |
471,521 |
|
|
$ |
140,809 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
43
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Other |
|
|
in Excess of |
|
|
Non- |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
Preferred |
|
|
of |
|
|
Par |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
Net |
|
|
controlling |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||
|
|
|
Stock |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Income (Loss) |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
interests |
|
|
Equity |
|
||||||||
|
Balance at January 1, 2013 |
|
$ |
582,200 |
|
|
|
461,770 |
|
|
$ |
4,618 |
|
|
$ |
16,411,855 |
|
|
$ |
(233,563 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,696,093 |
) |
|
$ |
704,319 |
|
|
$ |
13,773,336 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
342,921 |
|
|
|
10,128 |
|
|
|
353,049 |
|
|
Effect of equity compensation plans |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,351 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
93,692 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
93,705 |
|
|
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
35,650 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
1,437,340 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,437,697 |
|
|
Redemption of preferred stock |
|
|
(482,200 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,593 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(9,108 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(482,715 |
) |
|
Issuance of warrant |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
32,359 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
32,359 |
|
|
Capital contributions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
146,130 |
|
|
|
146,130 |
|
|
Settlement of noncontrolling interests |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(7,868 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(247,683 |
) |
|
|
(255,551 |
) |
|
Foreign currency translation losses, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(221,633 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(13,047 |
) |
|
|
(234,680 |
) |
|
Unrealized gains and amortization on derivative contracts, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
19,521 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
19,590 |
|
|
Distributions and allocations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,462 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(570,384 |
) |
|
|
(134,621 |
) |
|
|
(706,467 |
) |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
498,799 |
|
|
$ |
4,988 |
|
|
$ |
17,974,509 |
|
|
$ |
(435,675 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,932,664 |
) |
|
$ |
465,295 |
|
|
$ |
14,176,453 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
636,183 |
|
|
|
103,101 |
|
|
|
739,284 |
|
|
Effect of equity compensation plans |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
88,424 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
88,888 |
|
|
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,316 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
140,102 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
140,135 |
|
|
Repurchase of preferred sock |
|
|
(21,765 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(6,517 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(27,643 |
) |
|
Issuance of stock from exercise of warrant |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
213,780 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
213,840 |
|
|
Formation of Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
13,721 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
442,251 |
|
|
|
455,972 |
|
|
Consolidation of Prologis North American Industrial Fund |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
12,507 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
554,493 |
|
|
|
567,000 |
|
|
Capital contributions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
|
Settlement of noncontrolling interests |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,803 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(36,243 |
) |
|
|
(2,440 |
) |
|
Foreign currency translation losses, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(167,950 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(13,214 |
) |
|
|
(181,164 |
) |
|
Unrealized losses and amortization on derivative contracts, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(9,219 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(9,242 |
) |
|
Distributions and allocations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,031 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(671,495 |
) |
|
|
(322,484 |
) |
|
|
(991,948 |
) |
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
$ |
78,235 |
|
|
|
509,498 |
|
|
$ |
5,095 |
|
|
$ |
18,467,009 |
|
|
$ |
(600,337 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,974,493 |
) |
|
$ |
1,208,090 |
|
|
$ |
15,183,599 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
869,439 |
|
|
|
56,076 |
|
|
|
925,515 |
|
|
Effect of equity compensation plans |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,475 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
57,454 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
26,234 |
|
|
|
83,703 |
|
|
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
71,532 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
71,548 |
|
|
Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
11,872 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
502,613 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
502,732 |
|
|
Issuance of units related to KTR acquisition |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
181,170 |
|
|
|
181,170 |
|
|
Issuance of units related to other acquisitions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
371,570 |
|
|
|
371,570 |
|
|
Capital contributions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,355,596 |
|
|
|
2,355,596 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation losses, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(173,852 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(35,049 |
) |
|
|
(208,901 |
) |
|
Unrealized losses and amortization on derivative contracts, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(17,240 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
(17,457 |
) |
|
Reallocation of equity |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
202,812 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(15,894 |
) |
|
|
(186,918 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Distributions and other |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
947 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(805,535 |
) |
|
|
(223,651 |
) |
|
|
(1,028,239 |
) |
|
Balance at December 31, 2015 |
|
$ |
78,235 |
|
|
|
524,512 |
|
|
$ |
5,245 |
|
|
$ |
19,302,367 |
|
|
$ |
(791,429 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,926,483 |
) |
|
$ |
3,752,901 |
|
|
$ |
18,420,836 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
44
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
$ |
925,515 |
|
|
$ |
739,284 |
|
|
$ |
353,049 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Straight-lined rents and amortization of above and below market leases |
|
|
(59,619 |
) |
|
|
(14,392 |
) |
|
|
(12,080 |
) |
|
Equity-based compensation awards |
|
|
53,665 |
|
|
|
57,478 |
|
|
|
49,239 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
880,373 |
|
|
|
642,461 |
|
|
|
664,007 |
|
|
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net |
|
|
(159,262 |
) |
|
|
(134,288 |
) |
|
|
(97,220 |
) |
|
Distributions from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
144,045 |
|
|
|
117,938 |
|
|
|
68,319 |
|
|
Net changes in operating receivables from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
(38,185 |
) |
|
|
(7,503 |
) |
|
|
7,540 |
|
|
Amortization of debt and deferred financing costs |
|
|
(31,841 |
) |
|
|
(7,324 |
) |
|
|
(24,641 |
) |
|
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net |
|
|
(758,887 |
) |
|
|
(725,790 |
) |
|
|
(715,758 |
) |
|
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net |
|
|
86,303 |
|
|
|
165,300 |
|
|
|
277,014 |
|
|
Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains) and related amortization, net |
|
|
(1,019 |
) |
|
|
22,571 |
|
|
|
28,619 |
|
|
Deferred income tax benefit |
|
|
(5,057 |
) |
|
|
(87,240 |
) |
|
|
(20,067 |
) |
|
Increase in accounts receivable and other assets |
|
|
(64,749 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(12,912 |
) |
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
(7,872 |
) |
|
|
(63,871 |
) |
|
|
(80,120 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
963,410 |
|
|
|
704,531 |
|
|
|
484,989 |
|
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate development activity |
|
|
(1,339,904 |
) |
|
|
(1,064,220 |
) |
|
|
(853,082 |
) |
|
Real estate acquisitions |
|
|
(890,183 |
) |
|
|
(612,330 |
) |
|
|
(514,611 |
) |
|
KTR acquisition, net of cash received |
|
|
(4,809,499 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Tenant improvements and lease commissions on previously leased space |
|
|
(154,564 |
) |
|
|
(133,957 |
) |
|
|
(145,424 |
) |
|
Nondevelopment capital expenditures |
|
|
(83,351 |
) |
|
|
(78,610 |
) |
|
|
(82,610 |
) |
|
Proceeds from dispositions and contributions of real estate properties |
|
|
2,795,249 |
|
|
|
2,285,488 |
|
|
|
5,409,745 |
|
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities |
|
|
(474,420 |
) |
|
|
(739,635 |
) |
|
|
(1,221,155 |
) |
|
Acquisition of a controlling interest in unconsolidated co-investment ventures, net of cash received |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(590,390 |
) |
|
|
(678,642 |
) |
|
Return of investment from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
170,025 |
|
|
|
244,306 |
|
|
|
411,853 |
|
|
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable backed by real estate |
|
|
9,866 |
|
|
|
188,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Proceeds from the settlement of net investment hedges |
|
|
129,149 |
|
|
|
31,409 |
|
|
|
8,842 |
|
|
Payments on the settlement of net investment hedges |
|
|
(981 |
) |
|
|
(18,370 |
) |
|
|
(994 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(4,648,613 |
) |
|
|
(488,309 |
) |
|
|
2,333,922 |
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
90,258 |
|
|
|
378,247 |
|
|
|
1,505,791 |
|
|
Distributions paid on common and preferred stock |
|
|
(804,697 |
) |
|
|
(672,190 |
) |
|
|
(573,854 |
) |
|
Repurchase and redemption of preferred stock |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(27,643 |
) |
|
|
(482,500 |
) |
|
Noncontrolling interests contributions |
|
|
2,355,367 |
|
|
|
468,280 |
|
|
|
145,522 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interests distributions |
|
|
(215,740 |
) |
|
|
(315,426 |
) |
|
|
(115,999 |
) |
|
Purchase of noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(2,560 |
) |
|
|
(2,440 |
) |
|
|
(250,740 |
) |
|
Debt and equity issuance costs paid |
|
|
(32,012 |
) |
|
|
(23,420 |
) |
|
|
(77,017 |
) |
|
Net payments on credit facilities |
|
|
(7,970 |
) |
|
|
(717,369 |
) |
|
|
(93,075 |
) |
|
Repurchase and payments of debt |
|
|
(3,156,294 |
) |
|
|
(4,205,806 |
) |
|
|
(6,012,433 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt |
|
|
5,381,862 |
|
|
|
4,779,950 |
|
|
|
3,588,683 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
3,608,214 |
|
|
|
(337,817 |
) |
|
|
(2,365,622 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
(9,623 |
) |
|
|
(18,842 |
) |
|
|
(62,970 |
) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(86,612 |
) |
|
|
(140,437 |
) |
|
|
390,319 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
|
350,692 |
|
|
|
491,129 |
|
|
|
100,810 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
|
$ |
264,080 |
|
|
$ |
350,692 |
|
|
$ |
491,129 |
|
See Note 19 for information on noncash investing and financing activities and other information.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
45
(In thousands)
|
|
December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
||
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in real estate properties |
$ |
27,521,368 |
|
|
$ |
22,190,145 |
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
3,274,284 |
|
|
|
2,790,781 |
|
|
Net investments in real estate properties |
|
24,247,084 |
|
|
|
19,399,364 |
|
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities |
|
4,755,620 |
|
|
|
4,824,724 |
|
|
Assets held for sale or contribution |
|
378,423 |
|
|
|
43,934 |
|
|
Notes receivable backed by real estate |
|
235,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Net investments in real estate |
|
29,616,177 |
|
|
|
24,268,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
264,080 |
|
|
|
350,692 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
1,514,510 |
|
|
|
1,156,287 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
31,394,767 |
|
|
$ |
25,775,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt |
$ |
11,626,831 |
|
|
$ |
9,336,977 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
712,725 |
|
|
|
627,999 |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
634,375 |
|
|
|
626,426 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
12,973,931 |
|
|
|
10,591,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners’ capital: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General partner – preferred |
|
78,235 |
|
|
|
78,235 |
|
|
General partner – common |
|
14,589,700 |
|
|
|
13,897,274 |
|
|
Limited partners – common |
|
186,683 |
|
|
|
48,189 |
|
|
Limited partners – Class A common |
|
245,991 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Total partners’ capital |
|
15,100,609 |
|
|
|
14,023,698 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
3,320,227 |
|
|
|
1,159,901 |
|
|
Total capital |
|
18,420,836 |
|
|
|
15,183,599 |
|
|
Total liabilities and capital |
$ |
31,394,767 |
|
|
$ |
25,775,001 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
46
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|||
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental |
|
$ |
1,536,117 |
|
|
$ |
1,178,609 |
|
|
$ |
1,227,975 |
|
|
Rental recoveries |
|
|
437,070 |
|
|
|
348,740 |
|
|
|
331,518 |
|
|
Strategic capital |
|
|
210,362 |
|
|
|
219,871 |
|
|
|
179,472 |
|
|
Development management and other |
|
|
13,525 |
|
|
|
13,567 |
|
|
|
11,521 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
2,197,074 |
|
|
|
1,760,787 |
|
|
|
1,750,486 |
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental |
|
|
543,214 |
|
|
|
430,787 |
|
|
|
451,938 |
|
|
Strategic capital |
|
|
88,418 |
|
|
|
96,496 |
|
|
|
89,279 |
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
238,199 |
|
|
|
247,768 |
|
|
|
229,207 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
880,373 |
|
|
|
642,461 |
|
|
|
648,668 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
66,698 |
|
|
|
23,467 |
|
|
|
26,982 |
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
1,816,902 |
|
|
|
1,440,979 |
|
|
|
1,446,074 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
380,172 |
|
|
|
319,808 |
|
|
|
304,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net |
|
|
159,262 |
|
|
|
134,288 |
|
|
|
97,220 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(301,363 |
) |
|
|
(308,885 |
) |
|
|
(379,327 |
) |
|
Interest and other income, net |
|
|
25,484 |
|
|
|
25,768 |
|
|
|
26,948 |
|
|
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net |
|
|
758,887 |
|
|
|
725,790 |
|
|
|
597,656 |
|
|
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and related amortization, net |
|
|
12,466 |
|
|
|
(17,841 |
) |
|
|
(33,633 |
) |
|
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net |
|
|
(86,303 |
) |
|
|
(165,300 |
) |
|
|
(277,014 |
) |
|
Total other income |
|
|
568,433 |
|
|
|
393,820 |
|
|
|
31,850 |
|
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
|
948,605 |
|
|
|
713,628 |
|
|
|
336,262 |
|
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
23,090 |
|
|
|
(25,656 |
) |
|
|
106,733 |
|
|
Earnings from continuing operations |
|
|
925,515 |
|
|
|
739,284 |
|
|
|
229,529 |
|
|
Discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income attributable to disposed properties and assets held for sale |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
|
Net gains on dispositions, including taxes |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
116,550 |
|
|
Total discontinued operations |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
123,520 |
|
|
Consolidated net earnings |
|
|
925,515 |
|
|
|
739,284 |
|
|
|
353,049 |
|
|
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
44,950 |
|
|
|
100,900 |
|
|
|
8,920 |
|
|
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests |
|
|
880,565 |
|
|
|
638,384 |
|
|
|
344,129 |
|
|
Less preferred unit distributions |
|
|
6,651 |
|
|
|
7,431 |
|
|
|
18,391 |
|
|
Loss on preferred unit redemption/repurchase |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,517 |
|
|
|
9,108 |
|
|
Net earnings attributable to common unitholders |
|
$ |
873,914 |
|
|
$ |
624,436 |
|
|
$ |
316,630 |
|
|
Weighted average common units outstanding – Basic |
|
|
525,912 |
|
|
|
501,349 |
|
|
|
487,936 |
|
|
Weighted average common units outstanding – Diluted |
|
|
533,944 |
|
|
|
506,391 |
|
|
|
491,546 |
|
|
Net earnings per unit attributable to common unitholders – Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
|||||||||||