Investor Presentaiton
Balance Sheet: Leverage and Total Returns
Green Street Advisors
ADVISORY & CONSULTING GROUP
The last two bull markets could not have presented a more benign backdrop for commercial property owners.
Amidst that environment, balance sheet leverage should have turbo-charged returns, but evidence of such a boost is
non-existent. In fact, REITs with lower leverage outperformed over both bull market time periods.
Annualized Returns vs. Peers
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1997 to 2007
◇ All REITs
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2012 to 2019
◇ All REITs
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25%
35%
45%
55%
65%
25%
35%
Net Leverage Ratio
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45%
Net Leverage Ratio
55%
65%
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