Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PSTL) (the “Company”), an
internally managed real estate investment trust that owns and
manages over 2,000 postal properties leased primarily to the United
States Postal Service (the “USPS”), ranging from last-mile post
offices to industrial facilities, provided an update on its
acquisitions, re-leasing and capital markets activity for the
fourth quarter of 2024. The Company also provided an update on its
portfolio, balance sheet and fully diluted shares outstanding at
year-end as well as on its acquisitions for the full year of 2024.
For the full year 2024, the Company acquired 197
properties leased to the USPS for approximately $91 million,
excluding closing costs. These properties comprise approximately
571,000 net leasable interior square feet and had a weighted
average rental rate of $13.61 per leasable square foot. These
acquisitions were completed at a weighted average capitalization
rate of approximately 7.6%.
The Company continued to make significant
progress signing new leases with the USPS. As of December 31, 2024,
the Company received 88 fully executed new leases from the USPS
representing 85% of the aggregate 2023 expired rent and 118 fully
executed new leases from the USPS representing 95% of the aggregate
2024 expired rent. 9% of leases within the portfolio were ten-year
leases and 27% benefitted from annual rent escalations based on
rents in place from leases received as of December 31, 2024.
“Despite recent headlines regarding the Postal
Service, our business has and continues to perform, maintaining a
99% retention rate with the USPS over the past 10+ years through
multiple administrations and USPS organizational changes,” stated
Andrew Spodek, Chief Executive Officer. “We have received almost
the entirety of the outstanding 2023 & 2024 leases and
production is underway on the 2025 expirations. These new leases
contain 3% annual rent escalations and include a mix of five and
ten-year term. Our progress on the leasing front underscores the
Postal Service’s commitment to this crucial logistics network and
our portfolio of mission-critical postal properties.”
Fourth Quarter & Year-End 2024
Update
For the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company
acquired 63 properties leased to the USPS for approximately $30.7
million, excluding closing costs, comprising approximately 176,000
net leasable interior square feet. These acquisitions were
completed at a weighted average capitalization rate of
approximately 7.5%.
The Company’s owned portfolio was 99.6% occupied
with 1,703 properties across 49 states and one territory with
approximately 6.4 million net leasable interior square feet and a
weighted average rental rate of $10.60 per occupied leasable square
foot based on rents in place as of December 31, 2024. The weighted
average rental rate consisted of $12.81 per occupied leasable
square foot on last-mile and flex properties, and $3.83 on
industrial properties.
In November 2024, the Company drew $10.0 million
on the term loan maturing in February 2028. In connection with the
draw, the Company entered into an interest rate swap that
effectively fixed the interest rate through February 2028 at a
current rate of 5.55%. The proceeds from the draw were used to
repay the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility.
At the end of 2024, 95% of the Company’s debt
outstanding was set to fixed rates and $136 million of the
Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility was undrawn.
The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s total debt
outstanding was 4.35%.
During the quarter, the Company issued through
its at-the-market offering program 185,445 shares of common stock
at an average gross sales price of $14.57 per share. In addition,
the Company issued 171,414 common units in its operating
partnership as part of the consideration for property acquired
during the quarter.
As of December 31, 2024, there were 29,924,517
fully diluted shares outstanding (including securities convertible
into shares of Class A common stock such as common units and
long-term incentive units in the Company’s operating partnership
and restricted stock units) and the weighted average fully diluted
share count for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 29,860,647
shares.
About Postal Realty Trust,
Inc.
Postal Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally
managed real estate investment trust that owns and manages over
2,000 postal properties leased primarily to the USPS.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking
statements.” Forward-looking statements include statements
identified by words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,”
“likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar
references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or
projections. Forward-looking statements, including, among others,
statements regarding the Company’s anticipated growth and
acquisition activity, are based on the Company’s current
expectations and assumptions regarding capital market conditions,
its acquisition pipeline, the Company’s business, the economy and
other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate
to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent
uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are
difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s actual results may
differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements
include the USPS’s terminations or non-renewals of leases, changes
in demand for postal services delivered by the USPS, the solvency
and financial health of the USPS and the Company’s other tenants,
competitive, financial market and regulatory conditions, disruption
in market, general real estate market conditions, the Company’s
competitive environment and other factors set forth under “Risk
Factors” in the Company’s most recent filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement
made in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it
is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.
Contact:
Investor Relations and Media Relations
Email:
Investorrelations@postalrealtytrust.com
Phone: (516) 232-8900
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