Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta Reports First Quarter 2024 Earnings Results

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MEXICO CITY, April 25, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta S.A.B. de C.V., ("Vesta", or the "Company") (BMV: VESTA; NYSE: VTMX), a leading industrial real estate company in Mexico, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. All figures included herein were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which differs in certain significant respects from U.S. GAAP. This information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto. Vesta’s financial results are stated in US dollars unless otherwise noted.

Q1 2024 Highlights

  • Vesta delivered outstanding financial results for the first quarter 2024, achieving US$ 60.6 million in total income; a 21.3% year over year increase. Q1 2024 Adjusted NOI margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 96.0% and 84.7%, respectively. Vesta FFO ended Q1 2024 at US$ 40.4 million; a 32.4% increase compared to US$ 30.5 million in Q1 2023.

  • First quarter 2024 leasing activity reached 2.0 million sf: 1.2 million sf in new contracts- including a pre-lease with Latin America’s largest e-commerce company and longtime Vesta client- among others, and 0.8 million sf in lease renewals. Vesta’s first quarter 2024 total portfolio occupancy reached 94.0%, while stabilized and same-store occupancy reached 97.1% and 97.4%, respectively.

  • During the first quarter 2024, Vesta preleased 845,957 sf within its Vesta Park Punta Norte building in Mexico City to one of the largest e-commerce Companies in Latin America, underscoring Vesta’s leadership position and success in building a strong presence within Mexico’s key metropolitan areas.

  • Trailing twelve-month renewals and re-leasing reached 4.1 million sf with a weighted average spread of 8.0%. Same-store NOI increased by 5.6% year on year.

  • New construction during the quarter exceeded 1.0 million sf: Vesta began construction on three new buildings in Monterrey and one in Queretaro for Vesta′s longtime client Safran, aligned with the Company’s growth plan and reflecting strong market dynamics. Vesta’s current construction in progress reached 4.1 million sf by the end of the first quarter 2024, representing a US$ 344.5 million estimated investment and a 10.1% yield on cost, in markets including Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Monterrey and Bajio region.

  • Vesta achieved 28% of its ESG Bond KPIs related to the portfolio’s green certified GLA, by year end 2023, exceeding its targeted 2031 timeframe. This was achieved through the Company′s focus on GLA certification for existing properties and by the accelerated portfolio growth in recent years. Vesta continues to monitor these KPIs, as any asset sales or changes to the portfolio composition can impact this metric.

  • Vesta sold a non-strategic land lease property in the Bajio for US $780,000 during the first quarter 2024 as part of the Company’s strategy to opportunistically recycle non-strategically relevant assets.