Prologis Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings

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Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) reported its 2022 financial results, highlighting robust performance despite economic challenges. For Q4 2022, net earnings per diluted share decreased to $0.63 from $1.67 in Q4 2021, while full-year earnings rose to $4.25 from $3.94. Core funds from operations (Core FFO) also grew, reaching $1.24 per diluted share in Q4 2022, up from $1.12 in Q4 2021, and $5.16 for the year versus $4.15 previously. Prologis anticipates a Core FFO growth of 9.5% in 2023, indicating confidence in its ability to navigate the current economic landscape. The company enters 2023 with $4 billion in liquidity and plans significant capital deployments.

Positive

• Core FFO for Q4 2022 increased to $1.24, up from $1.12 in Q4 2021.
• Full-year Core FFO rose to $5.16 from $4.15 in 2021.
• Guidance projects Core FFO growth of 9.5% in 2023.
• Maintained a robust liquidity position with over $4 billion available.
• Average occupancy rate remained high at 98.0%.

Negative

• Net earnings per diluted share fell to $0.63 in Q4 2022 from $1.67 in Q4 2021.

Sets new operating records; expects leading 2023 earnings growth

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, today reported full year and fourth quarter results for 2022.

Net earnings per diluted share was $0.63 for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with $1.67 for the fourth quarter of 2021. Net earnings per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $4.25, compared with $3.94 for the prior year.

Core funds from operations (Core FFO)* per diluted share was $1.24 for the fourth quarter of 2022, which included $0.02 of net promote income, compared with $1.12 for the same period in 2021, which included $0.05 of net promote income. For the full year 2022, Core FFO per diluted share was $5.16 compared with $4.15 for the same period in 2021. Net earnings and Core FFO per diluted share for the full year of 2022 and 2021 included net promote income of $0.55 and $0.06, respectively.  

"Our results underscore the strength of our business in the face of a slowing economy," said Hamid R. Moghadam, co-founder and CEO, Prologis. "While capital markets have begun to stabilize, it will likely take a few quarters before we see meaningful price discovery, and normalization of values. Despite the challenging economic environment, we are focused on serving our customers through the scale and quality of our portfolio, our growing Essentials offerings, and dedication of the best team in the business."

OPERATING PERFORMANCE 

Owned & Managed	4Q22	Notes
Average Occupancy	98.0 %
Leases Commenced	42.5MSF	36.9MSF operating portfolio and 5.6MSF development portfolio
Retention	82.4 %
Prologis Share	4Q22	Notes
Cash Same Store NOI*	9.1 %	Led by U.S. at 9.6%
Net Effective Rent Change	50.6 %	Lower sequentially on lease roll mix; Led by U.S. at 55.0%
Cash Rent Change	32.4 %

 

DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITY

Prologis Share	4Q22	FY 2022
Acquisitions	$181M	$2,070M
Weighted avg stabilized cap rate (excluding other real estate)	5.9 %	4.3 %
Development Stabilizations	$820M	$2,888M
Estimated weighted avg yield	6.9 %	6.3 %
Estimated weighted avg margin	46.4 %	54.8 %
Estimated value creation	$380M	$1,583M
% Build-to-suit	20.5 %	38.9 %
Development Starts	$846M	$4,675M
Estimated weighted avg yield	6.6 %	6.1 %
Estimated weighted avg margin	30.2 %	42.3 %
Estimated value creation	$256M	$1,976M
% Build-to-suit	50.8 %	39.2 %
Total Dispositions and Contributions	$310M	$2,191M
Weighted avg stabilized cap rate (excluding land and other real estate)	4.2 %	4.0 %

BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH & LIQUIDITY
"We enter the new year in a position of financial strength, maintaining excellent balance sheet metrics and sourcing capital globally to fund our continued growth," said Timothy D. Arndt, chief financial officer, Prologis. "At year-end, we had over $4 billion of liquidity and the investment capacity across Prologis and its co-investment ventures totaled $20 billion. We continue to manage our balance sheet prudently, and therefore are able to navigate any potential headwinds, as well as take advantage of opportunities."

During the fourth quarter, Prologis and its co-investment ventures issued $1.1 billion of debt at a weighted average interest rate of 3.0%, and a weighted average term of 7.5 years. This activity included $553 million of global bond raises, including an inaugural offering in Canada. For the full year, Prologis and its co-investment ventures issued $12.0 billion of debt at a weighted average interest rate of 3.0% and a weighted average term of 7.0 years, inclusive of $3.3 billion in green bonds.

As of December 31, 2022, debt as a percentage of total market capitalization was 20.1%, and the company's weighted average interest rate on its share of total debt was 2.5%, with a weighted average term of 9.1 years. In addition, the company has no significant debt maturities until 2026.

FOREIGN CURRENCY STRATEGY
Prologis hedges its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations by borrowing in the currencies in which it invests and using derivative financial instruments. As of December 31, 2022, 97% of Prologis' equity was in USD and earnings forecasted in foreign currencies for 2023, 2024, and 2025 were 99%, 98% and 96%, respectively, hedged through derivative contracts. 

2023 GUIDANCE
Prologis' guidance for Net earnings is included in the table below as well as guidance for Core FFO*, which are both reconciled in our supplemental information.

"At the midpoint of our range, we project Core FFO growth of 9.5%, excluding promotes, representing strong growth, particularly in light of current economic conditions," Arndt added. "We are confident in our ability to execute on our plan, driving earnings growth and value creation across the cycle, bolstered by our 67% lease mark-to-market and $39 billion land bank build out potential."

2023 GUIDANCE
Earnings (per diluted share)
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$3.00 to $3.15
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*	$5.40 to $5.50
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders, excluding Net Promote Income*	$5.00 to $5.10
Operations
Average occupancy	96.50% to 97.50%
Cash Same Store NOI* - PLD share	8.50% to 9.50%
Strategic Capital (in millions)
Strategic Capital revenue, excluding promote revenue	$500 to $525
Net Promote Income	$380
G&A (in millions)
General & administrative expenses	$370 to $385
Capital Deployment - Prologis Share (in millions)
Development stabilizations	$2,600 to $3,000
Development starts	$2,500 to $3,000
Acquisitions	$300 to $600
Contributions	$1,250 to $1,750
Dispositions	$800 to $1,200
Net sources/(uses)	$(750) to $(650)
Realized development gains	$300 to $400

*	This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Notes and Definitions in our supplemental information for further explanation and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

The earnings guidance described above includes potential gains recognized from real estate transactions but excludes any future or potential foreign currency or derivative gains or losses as our guidance assumes constant foreign currency rates. In reconciling from net earnings to Core FFO*, Prologis makes certain adjustments, including but not limited to real estate depreciation and amortization expense, gains (losses) recognized from real estate transactions and early extinguishment of debt, impairment charges, deferred taxes and unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency or derivative activity. The difference between the company's Core FFO* and net earnings guidance for 2023 relates predominantly to these items. Please refer to our quarterly Supplemental Information, which is available on our Investor Relations website at https://ir.prologis.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov for a definition of Core FFO* and other non-GAAP measures used by Prologis, along with reconciliations of these items to the closest GAAP measure for our results and guidance.

JANUARY 18, 2023, CALL DETAILS The call will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET. To access a live broadcast of the call, please dial +1 (877) 897-2615 (toll-free from the United States and Canada) or +1 (201) 689-8514 (from all other countries). A live webcast can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of www.prologis.com.

A telephonic replay will be available January 18 – February 1 at +1 (877) 660-6853 (from the United States and Canada) or +1 (201) 612-7415 (from all other countries) using access code 13734962. The webcast replay will be posted in the Investor Relations section of www.prologis.com under "Events & Presentations."

ABOUT PROLOGIS
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (113 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,600 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this document 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, contribution and 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 and political climates; (ii) changes in global 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 real estate investment trust status, tax structuring and changes in income tax laws and 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; (x) risks related to the current coronavirus pandemic; and (xi) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by us under the heading "Risk Factors." We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this document except as may be required by law.

dollars in millions, except per share/unit data				Three Months ended December 31,			Twelve Months ended December 31,
				2022	2021		2022	2021
Rental and other revenues				$                                      1,597	$                                      1,077		$                                      4,934	$                                      4,168
Strategic capital revenues				155	200		1,040	591
	Total revenues			1,752	1,277		5,974	4,759
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders				586	1,247		3,359	2,934
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				1,178	860		4,188	3,172
AFFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				1,070	965		4,056	3,332
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				1,631	1,332		5,587	4,612
Estimated value creation from development stabilizations - Prologis Share				380	716		1,583	1,326
Common stock dividends and common limited partnership unit distributions				751	483		2,565	1,931
Per common share - diluted:
	Net earnings attributable to common stockholders			$                                     0.63	$                                     1.67		$                                     4.25	$                                     3.94
	Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*			1.24	1.12		5.16	4.15
	Business line reporting:
		Real estate operations*		1.16	0.96		4.20	3.73
		Strategic capital*		0.08	0.16		0.96	0.42
		Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*		1.24	1.12		5.16	4.15
		Realized development gains, net of taxes*		0.21	0.40		0.70	1.02
Dividends and distributions per common share/unit				0.79	0.63		3.16	2.52
*This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see our Notes and Definitions for further explanation.

 

in thousands					December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets:
	Investments in real estate properties:
		Operating properties			$                                  69,038,795		$                                  46,625,674		$                                  44,453,760
		Development portfolio			4,212,154		3,441,800		2,729,340
		Land			3,338,121		2,677,988		2,519,590
		Other real estate investments			5,034,326		3,209,408		3,302,500
					81,623,396		55,954,870		53,005,190
		Less accumulated depreciation			9,036,085		8,558,576		7,668,187
				Net investments in real estate properties	72,587,311		47,396,294		45,337,003
	Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities				9,698,898		8,659,129		8,610,958
	Assets held for sale or contribution				531,257		614,356		669,688
				Net investments in real estate	82,817,466		56,669,779		54,617,649
	Cash and cash equivalents				278,483		636,282		556,117
	Other assets				4,801,499		3,639,468		3,312,454
				Total assets	$                                  87,897,448		$                                  60,945,529		$                                  58,486,220
Liabilities and Equity:
	Liabilities:
		Debt			$                                  23,875,961		$                                  18,139,299		$                                  17,715,054
		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities			6,158,394		3,199,909		3,028,956
				Total liabilities	30,034,355		21,339,208		20,744,010
	Equity:
		Stockholders' equity			53,237,282		35,293,100		33,426,873
		Noncontrolling interests			3,317,767		3,323,541		3,397,538
		Noncontrolling interests - limited partnership unitholders			1,308,044		989,680		917,799
				Total equity	57,863,093		39,606,321		37,742,210
				Total liabilities and equity	$                                  87,897,448		$                                  60,945,529		$                                  58,486,220

 

				Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
				December 31,			December 31,
in thousands, except per share amounts				2022	2021		2022	2021
Revenues:
	Rental			$                  1,591,012	$                 1,074,294		$                   4,913,171	$                    4,147,994
	Strategic capital			154,669	199,954		1,039,585	590,750
	Development management and other			5,911	2,985		20,936	20,696
		Total revenues		1,751,592	1,277,233		5,973,692	4,759,440
Expenses:
	Rental			374,892	261,692		1,205,738	1,041,316
	Strategic capital			63,938	60,233		303,356	207,171
	General and administrative			85,420	73,823		331,083	293,167
	Depreciation and amortization			612,367	396,825		1,812,777	1,577,942
	Other			12,122	7,384		40,336	22,435
		Total expenses		1,148,739	799,957		3,693,290	3,142,031
Operating income before gains on real estate transactions, net				602,853	477,276		2,280,402	1,617,409
	Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net			207,059	316,607		597,745	817,017
	Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net (excluding development properties and land)			3,537	414,390		589,391	772,570
Operating income				813,449	1,208,273		3,467,538	3,206,996
Other income (expense):
	Earnings from unconsolidated co-investment and other ventures, net			69,391	172,969		310,872	404,255
	Interest expense			(120,796)	(62,897)		(309,037)	(266,228)
	Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and interest and other income, net			(123,002)	22,419		241,621	165,278
	Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net			(1,289)	-		(20,184)	(187,453)
		Total other income (expense)		(175,696)	132,491		223,272	115,852
Earnings before income taxes				637,753	1,340,764		3,690,810	3,322,848
	Current income tax expense			(28,763)	(48,638)		(122,774)	(172,936)
	Deferred income tax benefit (expense)			11,076	8,727		(12,638)	(1,322)
Consolidated net earnings				620,066	1,300,853		3,555,398	3,148,590
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests				(19,354)	(17,307)		(98,611)	(127,075)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests - limited partnership units				(13,498)	(34,884)		(91,931)	(81,792)
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests				587,214	1,248,662		3,364,856	2,939,723
Preferred stock dividends				(1,460)	(1,538)		(6,060)	(6,152)
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders				$                     585,754	$                 1,247,124		$                   3,358,796	$                    2,933,571
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted				946,953	765,559		811,608	764,762
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders - Diluted				$                           0.63	$                          1.67		$                            4.25	$                             3.94

 

				Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
				December 31,			December 31,
in thousands				2022	2021		2022	2021
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders				$               585,754	$            1,247,124		$            3,358,796	$            2,933,571
Add (deduct) NAREIT defined adjustments:
	Real estate related depreciation and amortization			599,949	384,333		1,763,214	1,533,532
	Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net of taxes (excluding development properties and land)			(3,537)	(417,310)		(595,033)	(748,854)
	Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests			(16,505)	4,697		(12,692)	4,957
	Our share of reconciling items related to unconsolidated co-investment ventures			95,502	(27,633)		320,422	172,850
	Our share of reconciling items related to other unconsolidated ventures			26,284	5,501		42,616	27,554
NAREIT defined FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				$            1,287,447	$            1,196,712		$            4,877,323	$            3,923,610
Add (deduct) our defined adjustments:
	Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains), net			146,044	(22,789)		(85,437)	(172,846)
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			(11,076)	(8,727)		12,638	1,322
	Current income tax expense (benefit) on dispositions related to acquired tax liabilities			(21,300)	-		(21,228)	2,992
	Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests			-	-		-	915
	Our share of reconciling items related to unconsolidated co-investment ventures			(27,464)	1,215		(41,508)	(1,061)
FFO, as modified by Prologis attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				$            1,373,651	$            1,166,411		$            4,741,788	$            3,754,932
Adjustments to arrive at Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*:
	Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net			(207,059)	(316,607)		(597,745)	(817,017)
	Current income tax expense on dispositions			11,331	8,858		18,378	38,006
	Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net			1,289	-		20,184	187,453
	Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests			4	4		4,488	6,610
	Our share of reconciling items related to unconsolidated co-investment ventures			240	1,401		1,466	4,348
	Our share of reconciling items related to other unconsolidated ventures			(1,698)	235		(1,043)	(2,049)
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				$            1,177,758	$               860,302		$            4,187,516	$            3,172,283
Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted FFO ("AFFO") attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*, including our share of unconsolidated ventures less noncontrolling interest:
	Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net			207,059	316,607		597,745	817,017
	Current income tax expense on dispositions			(11,331)	(8,858)		(18,378)	(38,006)
	Straight-lined rents and amortization of lease intangibles			(163,470)	(42,334)		(275,398)	(155,613)
	Property improvements			(93,795)	(71,059)		(211,358)	(169,933)
	Turnover costs			(77,057)	(95,206)		(339,234)	(329,059)
	Amortization of debt premium, financing costs and management contracts, net			17,337	2,500		26,190	10,501
	Stock compensation amortization expense			35,334	28,612		175,356	113,028
	Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests			12,053	14,215		45,655	34,511
	Our share of reconciling items related to unconsolidated ventures			(34,267)	(40,063)		(131,715)	(122,764)
AFFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				$            1,069,621	$               964,716		$            4,056,379	$            3,331,965
*This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see our Notes and Definitions for further explanation.
				Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
				December 30			December 30
in thousands				2022	2021		2022	2021
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders				$                585,754	$            1,247,124		$             3,358,796	$            2,933,571
		Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net (excluding development properties and land)		(3,537)	(414,390)		(589,391)	(772,570)
		Depreciation and amortization expense		612,367	396,825		1,812,777	1,577,942
		Interest expense		120,796	62,897		309,037	266,228
		Current and deferred income tax expense, net		17,687	39,911		135,412	174,258
		Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests - limited partnership units		13,498	34,884		91,931	81,792
		Pro forma adjustments		(1,601)	(16,479)		6,941	(21,584)
		Preferred stock dividends		1,460	1,538		6,060	6,152
		Unrealized foreign currency and derivative losses (gains), net		146,044	(22,789)		(85,437)	(172,846)
		Stock compensation amortization expense		35,334	28,612		175,356	113,028
		Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net		1,289	-		20,184	187,453
		Reconciling items related to noncontrolling interests		(30,714)	(30,793)		(107,459)	(75,644)
		Our share of reconciling items related to unconsolidated ventures		132,645	4,297		453,121	313,713
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to common stockholders/unitholders*				$            1,631,022	$            1,331,637		$            5,587,328	$            4,611,493
*This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see our Notes and Definitions for further explanation.

 

Adjusted EBITDA. We use Adjusted EBITDA attributable to common stockholders/unitholders ("Adjusted EBITDA"), a non-GAAP financial measure, as a measure of our operating performance. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA is net earnings.

We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by beginning with consolidated net earnings attributable to common stockholders and removing the effect of: interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, gains or losses from the disposition of investments in real estate (excluding development properties and land), gains from the revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, gains or losses on early extinguishment of debt and derivative contracts (including cash charges), similar adjustments we make to our FFO measures (see definition below), and other items, such as, amortization of stock based compensation and unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency and derivatives. We also include a pro forma adjustment to reflect a full period of NOI on the operating properties we acquire or stabilize during the quarter and to remove NOI on properties we dispose of during the quarter, assuming all transactions occurred at the beginning of the quarter. The pro forma adjustment also includes economic ownership changes in our ventures to reflect the full quarter at the new ownership percentage.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides investors relevant and useful information because it permits investors to view our operating performance, analyze our ability to meet interest payment obligations and make quarterly preferred stock dividends on an unleveraged basis before the effects of income tax, depreciation and amortization expense, gains and losses on the disposition of non-development properties and other items (outlined above), that affect comparability. While all items are not infrequent or unusual in nature, these items may result from market fluctuations that can have inconsistent effects on our results of operations. The economics underlying these items reflect market and financing conditions in the short-term but can obscure our performance and the value of our long-term investment decisions and strategies.

We calculate our Adjusted EBITDA, based on our proportionate ownership share of both our unconsolidated and consolidated ventures.  We reflect our share of our Adjusted EBITDA 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 Adjusted EBITDA measures to remove the noncontrolling interests share of the applicable reconciling items based on our average ownership percentage for the applicable periods.

While we believe Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure, it should not be used alone because it excludes significant components of net earnings, such as our historical cash expenditures or future cash requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, distribution requirements, contractual commitments or interest and principal payments on our outstanding debt and is therefore limited as an analytical tool.

Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA reported by other companies in both the real estate industry and other industries. We compensate for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA by providing investors with financial statements prepared according to GAAP, along with this detailed discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA from consolidated net earnings attributable to common stockholders.

Business Line Reporting is a non-GAAP financial measure. Core FFO and development gains are generated by our three lines of business: (i) real estate operations; (ii) strategic capital; and (iii) development.  The real estate operations line of business represents total Prologis Core FFO, less the amount allocated to the strategic capital line of business.  The amount of Core FFO allocated to the strategic capital line of business represents the third party share of asset management fees and transactional fees that we earn from our consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures less costs directly associated with our strategic capital group and Net Promote Income. Realized development gains include our share of gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net of taxes. To calculate the per share amount, the amount generated by each line of business is divided by the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding used in our Core FFO per share calculation. Management believes evaluating our results by line of business is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance because it helps the investing public compare the operating performance of Prologis' respective businesses to other companies' comparable businesses. Prologis' computation of FFO by line of business may not be comparable to that reported by other real estate companies as they may use different methodologies in computing such measures.

Calculation of Per Share Amounts

	Three Months Ended							Twelve Months Ended
	Dec. 31,							Dec. 31,
in thousands, except per share amount		2022			2021				2022			2021
Net earnings
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$	585,754		$	1,247,124			$	3,358,796		$	2,933,571
Noncontrolling interest attributable to exchangeable limited  partnership units		13,586			34,961				92,236			82,092
Adjusted net earnings attributable to common stockholders - Diluted	$	599,340		$	1,282,085			$	3,451,032		$	3,015,663
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic		919,467			739,796				785,675			739,363
Incremental weighted average effect on exchange of  limited partnership units		23,363			21,071				21,803			20,913
Incremental weighted average effect of equity awards		4,123			4,692				4,130			4,486
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted		946,953			765,559				811,608			764,762
Net earnings per share - Basic	$	0.64		$	1.69			$	4.28		$	3.97
Net earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.63		$	1.67			$	4.25		$	3.94
Core FFO
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders	$	1,177,758		$	860,302			$	4,187,516		$	3,172,283
Noncontrolling interest attributable to exchangeable limited  partnership units		189			158				506			567
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Diluted	$	1,177,947		$	860,460			$	4,188,022		$	3,172,850
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic		919,467			739,796				785,675			739,363
Incremental weighted average effect on exchange of  limited partnership units		23,363			21,071				21,803			20,913
Incremental weighted average effect of equity awards		4,123			4,692				4,130			4,486
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted		946,953			765,559				811,608			764,762
Core FFO per share - Diluted	$	1.24		$	1.12			$	5.16		$	4.15

Estimated Value Creation represents the value that we expect to create through our development and leasing activities. We calculate Estimated Value Creation by estimating the Stabilized NOI that the property will generate and applying a stabilized capitalization rate applicable to that property. Estimated Value Creation is calculated as the amount by which the value exceeds our TEI and does not include any fees or promotes we may earn.

Estimated Weighted Average Margin is calculated on development properties as Estimated Value Creation, less estimated closing costs and taxes, if any, on properties expected to be sold or contributed, divided by TEI.

Estimated Weighted Average Stabilized Yield is calculated on the properties in the Development Portfolio as Stabilized NOI divided by TEI. The yields on a Prologis Share basis were as follows:

	Pre-Stabilized Developments			2023 Expected Completion			2024 and Thereafter Expected Completion			Total Development Portfolio
U.S.		6.8	%		5.7	%		6.4	%		5.9	%
Other Americas		8.0	%		7.8	%		8.3	%		8.0	%
Europe		6.3	%		5.2	%		-			5.3	%
Asia		5.2	%		5.7	%		5.1	%		5.4	%
Total		6.2	%		5.7	%		6.6	%		5.9	%

FFO, as modified by Prologis attributable to common stockholders/unitholders ("FFO, as modified by Prologis"); Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders ("Core FFO"); AFFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders ("AFFO"); (collectively referred to as "FFO"). FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net earnings.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") defines FFO as earnings computed under GAAP to exclude historical cost depreciation and gains and losses from sales net of any related tax, along with impairment charges, of previously depreciated properties. We also exclude the gains on revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest and the gain recognized from a partial sale of our investment, as these are similar to gains from the sales of previously depreciated properties. We exclude similar adjustments from our unconsolidated entities and the third parties' share of our consolidated co-investment ventures.

Our FFO Measures

Our FFO measures begin with NAREIT's definition and we make certain adjustments to reflect our business and the way that management plans and executes our business strategy.  While not infrequent or unusual, the additional items we adjust for in calculating FFO, as modified by Prologis, Core FFO and AFFO, as defined below, are subject to significant fluctuations from period to period. Although these items may have 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.  These items have 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 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 noncontrolling interests share of the applicable reconciling items based on our average ownership percentage for the applicable periods.

These FFO measures are used by management as supplemental financial measures of operating performance and we believe that it is important that stockholders, potential investors and financial analysts understand the measures management uses. 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.

We analyze our operating performance principally by the rental revenues of our real estate and the revenues from 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. 

FFO, as modified by Prologis

To arrive at FFO, as modified by Prologis, we adjust the NAREIT defined FFO measure to exclude the impact of foreign currency related items and deferred tax, specifically:

(i)	deferred income tax benefits and deferred income tax expenses recognized by our subsidiaries;
(ii)	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 earnings that is excluded from our defined FFO measure;
(iii)	foreign currency exchange gains and losses resulting from (a) debt transactions between us and our foreign entities, (b) third-party debt that is used to hedge our investment in foreign entities, (c) derivative financial instruments related to any such debt transactions, and (d) mark-to-market adjustments associated with other derivative financial instruments.

We use FFO, as modified by Prologis, so that management, analysts and investors are able to evaluate our performance against other REITs that do not have similar operations or operations in jurisdictions outside the U.S.

Core FFO

In addition to FFO, as modified by Prologis, we also use Core FFO. To arrive at Core FFO, we adjust FFO, as modified by Prologis, to exclude the following recurring and nonrecurring items that we recognize directly in FFO, as modified by Prologis:

(i)	gains or losses from the disposition of land and development properties that were developed with the intent to contribute or sell;
(ii)	income tax expense related to the sale of investments in real estate;
(iii)	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;
(iv)	gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt and redemption and repurchase of preferred stock; and
(v)	expenses related to natural disasters.

We use Core FFO, including by segment and region, to: (i) assess our operating performance as compared to other real estate companies; (ii) evaluate our performance and the performance of our properties in comparison with expected results and results of previous periods; (iii) evaluate the performance of our management; (iv) budget and forecast future results to assist in the allocation of resources; (v) provide guidance to the financial markets to understand our expected operating performance; and (vi) evaluate how a specific potential investment will impact our future results.

AFFO

To arrive at AFFO, we adjust Core FFO to include realized gains from the disposition of land and development properties, net of current tax expense, and recurring capital expenditures and exclude the following items that we recognize directly in Core FFO:

(i)	straight-line rents;
(ii)	amortization of above- and below-market lease intangibles;
(iii)	amortization of management contracts;
(iv)	amortization of debt premiums and discounts and financing costs, net of amounts capitalized, and;
(v)	stock compensation amortization expense.

We use AFFO to (i) assess our operating performance as compared to other real estate companies; (ii) evaluate our performance and the performance of our properties in comparison with expected results and results of previous periods; (iii) evaluate the performance of our management; (iv) budget and forecast future results to assist in the allocation of resources; and (v) evaluate how a specific potential investment will impact our future results.

Limitations on the use of our FFO measures

While we believe our modified 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 the limitations are:

• The current income tax expenses that are excluded from our modified FFO measures represent the taxes 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 logistics facilities are not reflected in FFO.
• Gains or losses from property dispositions and 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 disposed properties arising from changes in market conditions.
• The deferred income tax benefits and expenses that are excluded from our modified 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 modified FFO measures do not currently reflect any income or expense that may result from such settlement.
• The foreign currency exchange gains and losses that are excluded from our modified 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 or preferred stock that we exclude from our Core FFO, may provide a benefit or cost to us as we may be settling our obligation 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 modified FFO measures to our net earnings computed under GAAP.

Guidance. The following is a reconciliation of our annual guided Net Earnings per share to our guided Core FFO per share:

	Low			High
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders(a)	$	3.00		$	3.15
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization		2.85			2.90
Net gains on real estate transactions, net of taxes		(0.45)			(0.55)
Unrealized foreign currency losses (gains), loss on early extinguishment of debt and other, net		0.00			0.00
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders/unitholders	$	5.40		$	5.50

(a)	Earnings guidance includes potential future gains recognized from real estate transactions, but excludes future foreign currency or derivative gains or losses as these items are difficult to predict.

Market Capitalization equals Market Equity, less liquidation preference of the preferred shares/units, plus our share of total debt.

Market Equity equals outstanding shares of common stock and units multiplied by the closing stock price plus the liquidation preference of the preferred shares/units.

Net Promote Income is promote revenue earned from third party investors during the period, net of related cash and stock compensation expenses, and taxes and foreign currency derivative gains and losses, if applicable.

Owned and Managed represents the consolidated properties and properties owned by our unconsolidated co-investment ventures, which we manage.

Prologis Share represents our proportionate economic ownership of each entity included in our total Owned and Managed portfolio whether consolidated or unconsolidated.

Rent Change (Cash) represents the percentage change in starting rental rates per the lease agreement, on new and renewed leases, commenced during the period compared with the previous ending rental rates in that same space. This measure excludes any short-term leases of less than one-year, holdover payments, free rent periods and introductory (teaser rates) defined as 50% or less of the stabilized rate.

Rent Change (Net Effective) represents the percentage change in net effective rental rates (average rate over the lease term), on new and renewed leases, commenced during the period compared with the previous net effective rental rates in that same space. This measure excludes any short-term leases of less than one year and holdover payments.

Retention is the square footage of all leases commenced during the period that are rented by existing tenants divided by the square footage of all expiring and in-place leases during the reporting period. The square footage of tenants that default or buy-out prior to expiration of their lease and short-term leases of less than one year, are not included in the calculation.

Same Store. Our same store metrics are non-GAAP financial measures, which are commonly used in the real estate industry and expected from the financial community, on both a net effective and cash basis. 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, which allows us and investors to analyze our ongoing business operations. We determine our same store metrics on property NOI, which is calculated as rental revenue less rental expense for the applicable properties in the same store population for both consolidated and unconsolidated properties based on our ownership interest, as further defined below.

We define our same store population for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as the properties in our Owned and Managed Operating Portfolio, including the property NOI for both consolidated properties and properties owned by the unconsolidated co-investment ventures at January 1, 2021 and owned throughout the same three-month period in both 2021 and 2022.

We believe the drivers of property NOI for the consolidated portfolio are generally the same for the properties owned by the ventures in which we invest and therefore we evaluate the same store metrics of the Owned and Managed portfolio based on Prologis' ownership in the properties ("Prologis Share"). The same store population excludes properties held for sale to third parties, along with development properties that were not stabilized at the beginning of the period (January 1, 2021) and properties acquired or disposed of to third parties during the period. To derive an appropriate measure of period-to-period operating performance, we remove the effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements by using the reported period-end exchange rate to translate from local currency into the U.S. dollar, for both periods.

As non-GAAP financial measures, the same store metrics have certain limitations as an analytical tool and may vary among real estate companies. As a result, we provide a reconciliation of Rental Revenues less Rental Expenses ("Property NOI") (from our Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP) to our Same Store Property NOI measures, as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		Dec. 31,
dollars in thousands		2022			2021			Change (%)
Reconciliation of Consolidated Property NOI to Same Store Property NOI measures:
Rental revenues		$	1,591,012		$	1,074,294
Rental expenses			(374,892)			(261,692)
Consolidated Property NOI		$	1,216,120		$	812,602
Adjustments to derive same store results:
	Property NOI from consolidated properties not included in same      store portfolio and other adjustments (a)		(471,578)			(118,484)
	Property NOI from unconsolidated co-investment ventures included      in same store portfolio (a)(b)		615,273			577,349
	Third parties' share of Property NOI from properties included in      same store portfolio (a)(b)		(501,761)			(474,939)
Prologis Share of Same Store Property NOI – Net Effective (b)		$	858,054		$	796,528			7.7	%
	Consolidated properties straight-line rent and fair value lease      adjustments included in the same store portfolio (c)		(17,071)			(24,026)
	Unconsolidated co-investment ventures straight-line rent and fair      value lease adjustments included in the same store portfolio (c)		(8,920)			(15,382)
	Third parties' share of straight-line rent and fair value lease       adjustments included in the same store portfolio (b)(c)		6,779			11,643
Prologis Share of Same Store Property NOI – Cash (b)(c)		$	838,842		$	768,763			9.1	%

(a)	We exclude properties held for sale to third parties, along with development properties that were not stabilized at the beginning of the period and properties acquired or disposed of to third parties during the period. We also exclude net termination and renegotiation fees to allow us to evaluate the growth or decline in each property's rental revenues without regard to one-time 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. Same Store Property NOI is adjusted to include an allocation of property management expenses for our consolidated 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 and leasing services are recognized as part of our consolidated rental expense.
(b)	We include the Property NOI for the same store portfolio for both consolidated properties and properties owned by the co-investment ventures based on our investment in the underlying properties. In order to calculate our share of Same Store Property NOI from the co-investment ventures in which we own less than 100%, we use the co-investment ventures' underlying Property NOI for the same store portfolio and apply our ownership percentage at December 31, 2022 to the Property NOI for both periods, including the properties contributed during the period. We adjust the total Property NOI from the same store portfolio of the co-investment ventures by subtracting the third parties' share of both consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures.
	During the periods presented, certain wholly owned properties 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 venture subsequent to the contribution date based on our ownership interest at the end of the period). As a result, only line items labeled "Prologis Share of Same Store Property NOI" are comparable period over period.
(c)	We further remove certain noncash items (straight-line rent and amortization of fair value lease adjustments) included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP to reflect a Same Store Property NOI – Cash measure.
	We manage our business and compensate our executives based on the same store results of our Owned and Managed portfolio at 100% as we manage our portfolio on an ownership blind basis. We calculate those results by including 100% of the properties included in our same store portfolio.

Weighted Average Interest Rate is based on the effective rate, which includes the amortization of related premiums and discounts and finance costs. 

Weighted Average Stabilized Capitalization ("Cap") Rate is calculated as Stabilized NOI divided by the Acquisition Price. 

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FAQ

What were Prologis' earnings results for Q4 2022?

Prologis reported net earnings per diluted share of $0.63 for Q4 2022, down from $1.67 in Q4 2021.

What is Prologis' Core FFO guidance for 2023?

Prologis expects Core FFO growth of 9.5% in 2023, with an estimated range of $5.40 to $5.50 per diluted share.

How did Prologis perform in 2022 compared to 2021?

In 2022, Prologis saw an increase in full-year net earnings per diluted share to $4.25 from $3.94 in 2021, and Core FFO rose to $5.16 from $4.15.

What is Prologis' liquidity position as of the end of 2022?

Prologis maintained over $4 billion in liquidity as of the end of 2022.

What is the average occupancy rate for Prologis in Q4 2022?

Prologis reported an average occupancy rate of 98.0% in Q4 2022.