L.A. Trusts Offer Broad Range of Properties and Values

0



The Los Angeles area is home to a group of real estate investment trusts. The companies, which range in market cap from just over $200 million to nearly $10 billion, specialize in a broad range of properties from health care institutions to trophy office buildings to storage facilities. One operates as a REIT but originates mortgages.



Aames Investment Corp. (AIC)

Founded:

2004


Headquarters:

Los Angeles


Top Executive:

A. Jay Meyerson, chairman and chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$422.1 million/ 19.9%


Portfolio Value:

$4.25 billion in loans


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$119.1 million/($7.0) million


Key Markets:

United States


Marquee Properties:

N/A


Investment Strategy:

Originates and manages a portfolio of subprime mortgage loans that are generated principally through direct mailings, telemarketing and Internet-generated leads



Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE)

Founded:

1994


Headquarters:

Pasadena


Top Executive:

Joel S. Marcus, chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$1.91 billion/3.3 %


Portfolio Value:

$2.18 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$183.3 million/$45.7 million


Key Markets:

California, Seattle, Suburban Washington D.C., Eastern Massachusetts, New Jersey, Suburban Philadelphia and the Southeast


Marquee Properties:

University of Washington’s Molecular Diagnostics laboratory building, Council for Entrepreneurial Development’s Entrepreneurship Center, Alexandria Technology Center


Investment Strategy:

Clustered assets in key life science hub markets, focusing on properties containing office/laboratory space



Arden Realty Group Inc.* (ARI)

Founded:

1996


Headquarters:

Los Angeles


Top Executive:

Richard S. Ziman, chairman and chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$3.02 billion/4.5 percent


Portfolio Value:

$3.31 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$409.2 million/$73.8 million


Key Markets:

Southern California


Marquee Properties:

Howard Hughes Center, Westwood Center, World Savings Center


Investment Strategy:

Owns, manages, leases, develops, renovates and acquires commercial properties located in Southern California, largely in desirable locations


*Arden was sold to General Electric Co. in December but the deal has not yet closed.



Health Care Property Investors Inc. (HCP)

Founded:

1985


Headquarters:

Long Beach


Top Executive:

James F. Flaherty III, chairman and chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$3.66 billion/6.24%


Portfolio Value:

$3.77 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$428.7 million/$147.9 million


Key Markets:

United States


Marquee Properties:

Irvine Regional Hospital, Tarzana Regional Hospital, Emerald Hills assisted living facility


Investment Strategy:

Acquires quality properties at attractive prices, which the company calls opportunistic investing, focusing on hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living/continuing care retirement communities and medical office buildings



Kilroy Realty Corp. (KRC)



Founded:

1947


Headquarters:

Los Angeles


Top Executive:

John B. Kilroy Jr., chairman and chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$1.89 billion/3.12%


Portfolio Value:

$1.91 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$218.5 million/$30 million


Key Markets:

Southern California


Marquee Properties:

Westside Media Center, Kilroy Airport Center, Kilroy Centre Del Mar in San Diego


Investment Strategy:

Owns, manages, acquires and develops office and industrial assets in promising suburban submarkets in coastal Southern California, focusing on Class A properties



LTC Properties Inc. (LTC)

Founded:

1992


Headquarters:

Malibu


Top Executive:

Andre C. Dimitriadis, chairman and chief executive


Market Cap/ Dividend Yield:

$522.6 million/6.4%


Portfolio Value:

$408.1 million


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$66.9 million/$15 million


Key Markets:

Texas, California, Florida


Marquee Properties:

N/D


Investment Strategy:

Skilled nursing and assisted living properties



The Macerich Co. (MAC)

Founded:

1965


Headquarters:

Santa Monica


Top Executive:

Arthur M. Coppola, president and chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$4.2 billion/3.9%


Portfolio Value:

$6.2 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$547.3 million/$82.5 million


Key Markets:

Western United States, Arizona and Colorado


Marquee Properties:

Santa Monica Place, Westside Pavilion, The Oaks in Thousand Oaks


Investment Strategy:

Acquiring and redeveloping regional malls into dominant properties



Maguire Properties Inc. (MPG)

Founded:

1965


Headquarters:

Los Angeles


Top Executive:

Robert F. Maguire III, chairman and co-chief executive


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$1.4 billion/5.0%


Portfolio Value:

$3.86 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$326.7 million/$15.6 million


Key Markets:

Southern California


Marquee Properties:

777 Tower, One California Plaza, U.S. Bank Tower

Investment Strategy: Architecturally distinctive, Class A office properties



Public Storage Inc. (PSA)

Founded:

1972


Headquarters:

Glendale


Top Executive:

B. Wayne Hughes, chairman


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$9.26 billion/2.8%


Portfolio Value:

$5.8 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$928 million/$178.1 million


Key Markets:

California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia


Marquee Properties:

Eagle Rock


Investment Strategy:

Clustered self-storage facilities in geographically diverse regions, minimizing risk while sharing administrative costs across properties



PS Business Parks Inc. (PSB)

Founded:

1983


Headquarters:

Glendale


Top Executive:

Joseph D. Russell Jr., chief executive and president


Market Cap/Dividend Yield:

$1.12 billion/2.2%


Portfolio Value:

$1.55 billion


2004 Revenue/Earnings:

$219.5 million/$29.1 million


Key Markets:

California, Northern Virginia, Texas, Oregon, Maryland and Florida


Marquee Properties:

Laguna Hills Commerce Center, Cerritos Business Center

Investment Strategy: Flexible, multi-tenant industrial and suburban office space



Compiled by Bonnie Lee and Aarthi Sivaraman

No posts to display