William Crooker on e-commerce
From STAG Industrial | The Largest Public Industrial REIT Operating in its Markets | William Crooker · · MoneyShow
“E-commerce has created incremental demand for industrial warehouses, allowing us to drive rent growth, cash flows, and distribute those cash flows to our shareholders.”
On , William Crooker, Chief Executive Officer, President & Director at STAG INDUSTRIAL INC, spoke about e-commerce during STAG Industrial | The Largest Public Industrial REIT Operating in its Markets | William Crooker on MoneyShow.
About William Crooker
In a December 2024 interview, Crooker stated that STAG Industrial’s same-store net operating income (NOI) reached record levels in 2023, driven by cash re-leasing spreads of approximately 30%. He said the company had been “very prudent with our capital allocation” and that its balance sheet was “in great shape.” Looking to 2024, Crooker said he expected leasing spreads to remain at record highs and that a normalization of capital markets could create “great opportunities,” including a new development in the Tampa market expected to complete in the fourth quarter. Earlier, in a 2019 presentation, Crooker described industrial real estate as “currently the best asset class” due to e-commerce growth, limited supply, and strong rent growth. He noted that STAG’s investment thesis involves buying single-tenant buildings at higher cap rates, focusing on cash flow, and that the company avoids the top six markets to find higher yields. He also stated that since its 2011 IPO, STAG had grown its dividend every year and returned approximately 300% total shareholder return.