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Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

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Real Estate · REIT - Industrial
Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States IPO 2013 rexfordindustrial.com Updated Jun 9, 7:11pm
Price
$34.99
Market Cap
$8.1B
Employees
271
Beta
1.22
Avg Volume
2,370,619
CEO
Laura Elizabeth Clark
Business Description

Rexford Industrial, structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT), concentrates its efforts on acquiring and operating industrial properties situated in the high-demand infill markets across Southern California. The firm's portfolio comprises 232 properties under its direct ownership, collectively offering nearly 27.9 million rentable square feet. Additionally, it provides management oversight for another 20 properties, which total approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.

Business History
Generated: Jun 9, 2026 7:14pm
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)
$34.99
+1.03 (+3.03%)
Day Range
$34.18 – $35.30
52-Week Range
$32.14 – $44.38
50-Day MA
$35.11
200-Day MA
$38.78
Volume
1,761,190.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low $38.00
Consensus $40.25
High $45.00
(33 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding 231,364,459.00
Float 224,878,554.00
Free Float 97.2%
High free float — 97.2% of shares trade freely, ~2.8% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider CALC Derived from statements
Industry comparison last run: Jun 9, 2026 7:13pm
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
API
Stock Price / EPS (Diluted)
34.43
Stock Price: $34.99
EPS (Diluted): 0.86
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
API
Stock Price / Book Value Per Share
1.06
Stock Price: $34.99
Total Equity: $8.46B
Shares: 232,551,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
API
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
19.06
Market Cap: $8.10B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
EBITDA: $640.59M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
API
Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$12.3B
Market Cap: $8.10B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
API
Gross Profit / Revenue
77.3%
Gross Profit: $775.41M
Revenue: $1.00B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
API
Operating Income / Revenue
37.9%
Operating Income: $380.63M
Revenue: $1.00B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
API
Net Income / Revenue
21.1%
Net Income: $212.03M
Revenue: $1.00B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
API
Net Income / Total Equity
2.7%
Net Income: $212.03M
Total Equity: $8.46B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
API
NOPAT / Invested Capital
3.9%
Operating Income: $380.63M
Tax Rate: 0.0%
Equity: $8.46B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Cash: $165.78M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
API
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
7.16
Current Assets: $495.84M
Current Liabilities: $69.21M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALC
Total Debt / Total Equity
0.40
Short-Term Debt: $69.21M
Long-Term Debt: $3.31B
Total Debt: $3.38B
Total Equity: $8.46B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALC
Revenue / Shares Outstanding
$4.31
Revenue: $1.00B
Shares: 232,551,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$36.38
Total Equity: $8.46B
Shares: 232,551,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC
(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$0.90
Operating CF: $542.09M
CapEx: -$333.42M
Shares: 232,551,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
API
Last Annual Dividend / Stock Price
4.7%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $34.99
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $212.03M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Last run: Jun 9, 2026 7:13pm
Compares REXR against LLM-researched typical ranges for its industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Last run: Jun 9, 2026 7:17:11 pm

Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.

0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
Not applicable for Mature Earner companies
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $452.2M $631.2M $797.8M $936.4M $1.0B
Cost of Revenue $107.7M $150.5M $184.5M $210.3M $227.7M
Gross Profit $344.5M $480.7M $613.3M $726.1M $775.4M
Operating Expenses $49.0M $64.3M $75.0M $82.2M $394.8M
Operating Income $295.5M $416.4M $538.3M $644.0M $380.6M
Net Income $128.2M $167.6M $238.0M $273.8M $212.0M
EBITDA $279.8M $383.7M $506.8M $614.1M $640.6M
EPS $0.80 $0.92 $1.12 $1.20 $0.86
EPS (Diluted)
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:14pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $44.0M $36.8M $33.4M $56.0M $165.8M
Total Current Assets $132.2M $141.8M $299.2M $356.7M $495.8M
Total Assets $6.8B $9.3B $10.9B $12.6B $12.6B
Current Liabilities $179.4M $252.2M $412.4M $428.8M $69.2M
Long-Term Debt $1.4B $1.9B $2.2B $3.3B $3.3B
Total Liabilities $1.7B $2.3B $2.8B $3.9B $3.8B
Total Equity $4.8B $6.6B $7.8B $8.3B $8.5B
Retained Earnings -$191.1M -$255.7M -$338.8M -$441.9M -$642.1M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow $231.5M $327.7M $427.5M $478.9M $542.1M
Capital Expenditure -$102.5M -$135.1M -$266.6M -$373.4M -$333.4M
Free Cash Flow $129.0M $192.6M $161.0M $105.5M $208.7M
Acquisitions (net) $1.8B $2.3B $0 $0 $0
Debt Repayment
Dividends Paid
Stock Buybacks -$1.4M -$2.2M -$1.9M -$2.2M -$252.0M
Net Change in Cash -$133.5M -$7.2M -$3.3M $22.5M $109.8M
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)
Metric 2027 2028 2029 2030
Revenue $974.5M
$951.4M – $993.6M
$1.0B
$1.0B – $1.0B
$1.1B
$1.0B – $1.1B
$1.2B
$1.1B – $1.2B
EBITDA $661.8M
$646.1M – $674.8M
$696.0M
$694.8M – $697.2M
$717.5M
$703.2M – $733.2M
$787.8M
$772.0M – $805.0M
Net Income $257.8M
$251.9M – $263.7M
$245.1M
$230.2M – $265.1M
$247.7M
$241.2M – $254.7M
$295.3M
$287.7M – $303.7M
EPS
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth +39.6% +26.4% +17.4% +7.1%
Gross Profit Growth +39.5% +27.6% +18.4% +6.8%
Operating Income Growth +40.9% +29.3% +19.6% -40.9%
Net Income Growth +30.7% +42.0% +15.0% -22.6%
EBITDA Growth +37.1% +32.1% +21.2% +4.3%
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:17pm (3d ago)
Type codes PPurchase SSale AAward / grant MOption exercise FIn-kind (tax) CConversion GGift DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
P Purchase
Open-market or private purchase of shares.
S Sale
Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
A Award / grant
Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
D Return to issuer
Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
F In-kind (tax)
Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
I Discretionary
Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
M Option exercise
Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
C Conversion
Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
E Short expiration
Expiration of a short derivative position.
H Long expiration
Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
O OTM exercise
Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
X ITM exercise
Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
G Gift
Bona fide gift of securities.
L Small acquisition
Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
W Inheritance
Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
Z Voting trust
Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
J Other
Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
K Equity swap
Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
U Tender / buyout
Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.

Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.

Date Insider Type Shares Price Value
2026-05-19 Kleiman Angela L. A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-05-19 Ingram Diana J A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-05-19 ROSE TYLER H A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-05-19 MORRIS DEBRA L A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-05-19 STOCKERT DAVID P A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-05-19 ANTIN ROBERT L A-Award 4,855.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. M-Exempt 2,301.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. C-Conversion 33,299.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. M-Exempt 2,301.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. M-Exempt 30,998.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. M-Exempt 30,998.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-28 Lanzer David E. S-Sale 33,299.00 $35.47 $1.2M
2026-04-24 Lanzer David E. C-Conversion 33,299.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-09 Frankel Michael S. F-InKind 281,813.00 $34.28 $9.7M
2026-04-09 Schwimmer Howard F-InKind 281,813.00 $34.28 $9.7M
2026-04-01 Nahas John 0.00 $0.00 $0
2026-04-01 Nahas John 25,190.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-17 Frankel Michael S. S-Sale 23,132.00 $35.29 $816,358
2026-02-27 CLARK LAURA E P-Purchase 5,310.00 $37.73 $200,338
2026-02-27 STOCKERT DAVID P P-Purchase 5,000.00 $37.39 $186,958
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:11pm (3d ago)
Date Dividend Declaration Record Payment
2026-06-30 $0.44 2026-04-21 2026-06-30 2026-07-15
2026-03-31 $0.44 2026-02-02 2026-03-31 2026-04-15
2025-12-31 $0.43 2025-10-13 2025-12-31 2026-01-15
2025-09-30 $0.43 2025-07-14 2025-09-30 2025-10-15
2025-06-30 $0.43 2025-04-16 2025-06-30 2025-07-15
2025-03-31 $0.43 2025-02-05 2025-03-31 2025-04-15
2024-12-31 $0.42 2024-10-16 2024-12-31 2025-01-15
2024-09-30 $0.42 2024-07-17 2024-09-30 2024-10-15
2024-06-28 $0.42 2024-04-17 2024-06-28 2024-07-15
2024-03-27 $0.42 2024-02-05 2024-03-28 2024-04-15
2023-12-28 $0.38 2023-10-16 2023-12-29 2024-01-16
2023-09-28 $0.38 2023-07-19 2023-09-29 2023-10-16
2023-06-29 $0.38 2023-04-14 2023-06-30 2023-07-17
2023-03-30 $0.38 2023-02-08 2023-03-31 2023-04-17
2022-12-29 $0.32 2022-10-19 2022-12-30 2023-01-17
2022-09-29 $0.32 2022-07-18 2022-09-30 2022-10-15
2022-06-29 $0.32 2022-04-18 2022-06-30 2022-07-15
2022-03-30 $0.32 2022-02-07 2022-03-31 2022-04-15
2021-12-30 $0.24 2021-10-18 2021-12-31 2022-01-18
2021-09-29 $0.24 2021-07-21 2021-09-30 2021-10-15
Narrative Economics
The story the market is telling about this stock — the intangible X-factor (founder mythology, cult dynamics, TAM-of-imagination) that moves price beyond what cash flows alone explain. After Shiller, Narrative Economics.
No narrative profile yet for REXR.
Delvantic AI Findings
Independent analyst synthesis · Delvantic - Cairn AI · generated 2026-06-09 19:17:47
Reviews the pipeline's own verdicts
Verdict Fairly valued to modestly rich at $35 — dissent from "Disconnected"; collect the 4.7% yield only if you can verify the debt stack and confirm Q4 2025 loss was a non-cash impairment, otherwise wait

Looking at the raw numbers first: revenue went from $452M (2021) → $1.00B (2025), a 22% CAGR that's now decelerating hard — quarterly revenue has been flat between $237-253M for seven straight quarters, with the most recent Q1 2026 print of $245M actually below Q3 2025's $253M. Annual operating income collapsed from $644M (2024) to $381M (2025) — a 41% drop — while revenue grew 7%. That's not a "mature earner" gliding sideways; that's margin compression of roughly 2,000bps at the operating line in a single year. Net income fell from $274M to $212M despite revenue growth. The Q4 2025 -$65M loss is the tell: something got written down or impaired, and the models are largely glossing over it. FCF of $209M against an $8.1B market cap is a 2.6% FCF yield — for a REIT with decelerating growth and rate exposure, that's thin.

The synthesis ("Disconnected from Fundamentals") and Market Forces ("Headwinds") verdicts are directionally right but I think for slightly wrong reasons. The synthesis fixates on P/E of 40x, which is the wrong lens for a REIT — earnings include depreciation that doesn't reflect economic reality. The right lens is P/FFO and implied cap rate, and on those Rexford still looks rich: 8.1x P/S and ~$8.1B equity plus undisclosed debt against ~$1B revenue implies an EV/revenue near 12-13x consistent with a sub-5% cap rate on SoCal infill. That's defensible if you believe SoCal industrial rents keep compounding; it's expensive if you believe the 2024-25 rent roll-up cycle has peaked. The Market Forces language ("severe profitability crisis from mistimed acquisitions," "aggressive insider selling") is overstated — the insider activity shown is awards and option conversions, not open-market sales, so the "aggressive insider selling" claim isn't supported by the data provided. That model is editorializing.

The contrarian case the models underweight: this is a 4.7% dividend yield on irreplaceable SoCal infill land with a fortress current ratio of 7.16 and $166M cash. If the 2025 operating income collapse is largely non-cash (impairments on acquisition vintages bought at peak cap rates in 2021-22), then OCF of $542M tells the real story and the equity is closer to fairly valued than broken. SoCal industrial vacancy is structurally low because you cannot build new infill product near the ports — that's not a narrative, that's zoning. The bear case requires believing logistics demand mean-reverts and cap rates expand another 50-100bps from here; both are plausible in a "higher for longer" rate regime, but they're already partially in the 21% drawdown from highs. A careful contrarian would note that REITs typically bottom 6-9 months before the Fed pivots, and buying quality REITs into rate-driven weakness has historically worked.

Data gaps that matter: total debt and total equity are both missing, which is malpractice for evaluating a REIT — you cannot assess refinancing risk or leverage without them. The TTM-flagged metrics (P/E 34.4, EV/EBITDA 19.1) are period-mismatched against the annual income statement, so the headline multiples may be understating richness if Q4 2025's loss is already in TTM. The "decelerating" quarterly trend is real and the models flag it correctly, but none reconcile it against the FCF CAGR of 13.9% which suggests cash generation is healthier than GAAP earnings. I lean toward dissenting from the strong "Disconnected" verdict — at $35, with a 4.7% yield, ~5% implied cap rate on premium assets, and the stock down 21% from highs, this is closer to fairly valued than dramatically overvalued. It's not a steal, but the synthesis tone of "55.8% FCF growth priced in" overstates the case; replace GAAP earnings with FFO/AFFO and the multiple looks ordinary for the asset quality. I'd want debt schedule visibility before committing, and I'd want one more quarter to confirm whether Q4 2025's loss was a one-off impairment or the start of NOI deterioration.

GPT Critique
Second-opinion review · gpt-4o · generated 2026-06-09 19:17:53
Reviews the Opus findings above
Verdict I agree with Opus — fairly valued at $35, but I'd emphasize the need for more transparency on debt and equity to fully assess risks. The stock's current price reflects a realistic, albeit cautious, view of its prospects.

In my independent analysis of Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., several key aspects stand out. The company's revenue growth from $452 million in 2021 to $1 billion in 2025, translating to a 22% CAGR, is impressive. However, this growth appears to be stalling, with quarterly revenues hovering between $237 million and $253 million for seven consecutive quarters. The net income volatility, especially the Q4 2025 loss of $65.4 million, suggests potential underlying issues that need addressing, possibly related to asset impairments. The operating income drop from $644 million in 2024 to $381 million in 2025, despite revenue growth, indicates significant margin compression, a red flag for investors. Rexford's free cash flow of $208.7 million against an $8.1 billion market cap results in just a 2.6% FCF yield, which is concerning for a REIT facing growth deceleration and interest rate exposure.

Opus argues that Rexford Industrial is fairly valued to modestly rich at $35, dissenting from the "Disconnected from Fundamentals" verdict. I largely agree with Opus's assessment, especially regarding the improper focus on P/E ratios for a REIT, where P/FFO and cap rates are more relevant. Opus correctly points out that the insider selling claims are misleading, as the transactions are primarily awards and conversions rather than open-market sales. However, I diverge from Opus's view when it comes to the contrarian case for Rexford. While the 4.7% dividend yield and strong cash flow figures suggest some resilience, the absence of total debt and equity data makes it difficult to fully evaluate the company's financial health and refinancing risks. Moreover, the assertion that the Q4 2025 loss might be a non-cash impairment should be approached with skepticism until more concrete evidence is provided.

A careful skeptic might argue that both Opus and I are underestimating the potential impact of rising interest rates and market headwinds on Rexford's valuation. The 21% decline from its 52-week high could be indicative of a broader re-rating in the industrial REIT sector, as opposed to just transient concerns about rate sensitivity or acquisition slowdowns. Additionally, the reliance on SoCal infill scarcity as a perpetual growth driver may overlook potential shifts in logistics demand and tenant cost pressures, which could impact future rent growth and occupancy rates.

Advanced Analysis Forensic deep-dive · two lenses
Two separate reads — Company Quality (is it a great business?) and Valuation (is it mispriced?), kept deliberately apart · 2026-06-09 19:19:47
Delvantic - Cairn AI
Quality-lite — wait for high $20s 7/10
Real SoCal assets, but a -29 quality read driven by 13.5%/yr dilution and a -43 fairly-valued tag at $35 means this is a watchlist name, not a buy here.
The cruxWhether REXR can stop diluting at ~13.5%/yr — until cost of equity falls or issuance slows, FCF/share stays flat and the stock has no engine.
Company Quality
-29
Mixed
edge √Σ 100 · risk √Σ 129 · conf 6/10
Valuation / Mispricing
-43
Fairly Valued
edge √Σ 46 · risk √Σ 89 · conf 6/10
Liquidity & RunwaySelf-Funding
DilutionHeavy Dilution
Earnings QualityAdequate / Mixed
The Play — combined read across both lenses Delvantic - Cairn AI

Both lenses are telling me the same thing from different angles: the assets are genuinely scarce (infill SoCal industrial is un-replicable), but the per-share economics have been hollowed out by relentless equity issuance, and at $35 the market has already done the math. Quality at -29 isn't 'bad business,' it's 'good portfolio, leaky share count' — and value at -43 / fairly valued with an attractive-below of $28 says I'm not being paid to underwrite the dilution and refi risk today. There's no gap to exploit; this is a hold-quality price on a hold-quality per-share story.

My play: pass at $35, put it on the sheet with a $28 alert and a stretch bid in the mid-$20s. At $28 I'll open a starter (~1% book) on replacement-cost logic; at $24-25 — which would imply real rate-driven panic — I'll scale to a 2.5-3% position and let the SoCal scarcity thesis work over 3-5 years. What flips me aggressive earlier: a credible signal that equity issuance is slowing (a buyback authorization, a stated pivot to debt-funded or self-funded growth, or a quarter where share count is actually flat), because that's the crux — the moment dilution stops, FCF/share inflects and the quality score quietly repairs itself. Until then, no chase. I'm not paying premium for a portfolio whose per-share cash flow has gone backwards for four years.

The evidence behind each score — switch lenses
-29 Mixed edge √Σ 100 · risk √Σ 129 · conf 6/10

Rexford is a focused infill SoCal industrial REIT and the operating business is clearly working at the asset level: revenue more than doubled from $452M (2021) to $1.00B (2025), gross margin held at ~77%, and 2025 FCF of $208.7M is healthy. The 2025 operating margin optically collapsed to 37.9% from 68.8%, almost certainly reflecting impairments/non-cash charges typical for REITs (OCF/NI of 1.97x and accruals of -1.8% are consistent with non-cash hits, not cash deterioration). FCF quality looks acceptable, and the model's Beneish/Altman flags are largely artifacts of a leveraged, asset-heavy REIT structure rather than genuine manipulation signals.

The quality problem is the funding model. Diluted shares went from 140.1M (2021) to 232.6M (2025) — a 13.5% CAGR, meaning ~66% more shares in four years against revenue growth of ~122%. Per-share growth is therefore far less impressive than the headline. Net debt of $3.21B against only $165.8M cash and an Altman Z of 1.44 confirms the balance sheet is a constraint: growth has been bought with both equity and debt. Insider tape shows awards, option conversions and tax-withholding — no meaningful open-market buying conviction, with net small sales.

Net: a legitimate, well-located portfolio and a competent operator, but a classic external-growth REIT where the business compounds and the per-share metric drags. Not fragile, not elite — a solidly mixed quality profile.

Strengths 3
m70
Revenue more than doubled with stable gross margin
Revenue grew $452M→$1.00B 2021-2025 with GM steady at 76-77%, indicating real organic + acquisition-driven NOI growth in a scarce SoCal infill niche.
m55
Cash earnings are real
2025 OCF/NI of 1.97x and accruals of -1.8% of assets indicate reported earnings are backed by cash; FCF of $208.7M is positive and self-funding of the dividend/opex base.
m45
Buybacks > SBC
Buyback/SBC ratio of 210.8% and SBC ~0% of revenue means management isn't quietly enriching itself via stock — dilution is from capital raises, not comp.
Concerns 5
m85
Share count compounding at 13.5%/yr
Diluted shares 140.1M→232.6M in four years. Even with revenue +122%, per-share revenue growth is materially diluted; this is the dominant drag on per-share business quality.
m65
Leveraged balance sheet, thin cash
$3.21B net debt vs. only $165.8M liquid cash; Altman Z 1.44 in distress zone. Typical for a REIT, but it means no cushion — rate moves and refinancing windows materially constrain optionality.
m55
FCF trajectory has stalled despite revenue growth
FCF: $129M (2021) → $192M (2022) → $161M (2023) → $105M (2024) → $208M (2025). FCF per share has gone backwards meaningfully — $0.92 (2021) to ~$0.90 (2025) — confirming the dilution drag.
m40
2025 operating margin drop to 37.9%
From 68.8% to 37.9% — almost certainly impairment/write-downs given OCF/NI of 1.97x, but worth confirming the source. Suggests some portfolio value reset.
m25
No insider conviction buying
12-month tape shows 3 small buys ($487K) vs 7 sells ($5.3M); recent tape is all awards, conversions and tax-withholdings. No directional signal of management putting cash to work in the stock.
This is a real business with a genuinely scarce asset base — SoCal infill industrial is a structurally good neighborhood — and the operating numbers (revenue, gross margin, OCF) confirm the portfolio is working. But it's a classic external-growth REIT: they fund acquisitions by issuing equity at a 13.5% annual clip, and as a result FCF per share has gone nowhere in four years even as the company tripled in size. The Beneish/Altman flags I'd discount — they're noise for a leveraged real-estate balance sheet. What I wouldn't discount is the dilution math: the business compounds, the per-share quality drags. Solid operator, mixed quality. Not a fortress, not fragile — somewhere in the middle, and the verdict on whether it's actually accretive depends entirely on the cap rates they're buying at, which I can't see from here.
Verify before trusting this (6)
  • Source of the 2025 operating margin collapse — confirm impairment vs. operating deterioration in the 10-K
  • Debt maturity ladder and weighted-average rate; how much rolls in next 24 months
  • Same-property NOI growth and occupancy trends — the true organic quality metric for a REIT
  • Composition of share issuance (ATM program, acquisition currency, OP unit conversions) and what cap rates new equity is being deployed at
  • Tenant concentration and exposure to logistics/e-commerce demand softening in SoCal
  • Dividend coverage from AFFO and payout ratio trajectory
-43 Fairly Valued edge √Σ 46 · risk √Σ 89 · conf 6/10
Price $34.99 vs deserved ~$33–37 once you penalize dilution and rate risk — call it ~0–5% gap, essentially fair. attractive below $28.00

REXR trades at $34.99 for an $8.1B market cap on a portfolio that is genuinely high-quality (infill SoCal industrial) but is being diluted by ~13.5%/yr equity issuance, leaving FCF per share flat for four years. The e2e synthesis flags 'Disconnected from Fundamentals' which I read as a signal the model output is unreliable rather than evidence of cheapness — a runaway DCF on a REIT with flat per-share cash flow should be discounted heavily. NAV/replacement-cost logic for SoCal infill probably supports something in the low-to-mid $30s; the implied cap rate at this price is reasonable but not generous given refi risk on the debt stack.

The bull case (irreplaceable land, secular e-commerce demand) is well-known and largely priced in after years as a market darling. The bear case (rate sensitivity, slowing market rent growth, dilution) is the real swing factor. With earnings quality 'Adequate/Mixed' and the quality lens flagging per-share erosion, deserved value gets a haircut versus the headline NOI growth. Net: I see no clear gap either way. This is a 'priced about right for a good-but-diluting REIT in a higher-rate world' situation.

Cheap signals 2
m35
Stock down significantly from highs
REXR has de-rated meaningfully from its ~$80 peak; much of the rate-driven multiple compression is now in the price, removing the worst overvaluation risk.
m30
Replacement-cost floor on SoCal land
Infill SoCal industrial is essentially un-replicable; private-market NAV likely sits near current price, providing some downside support even if growth disappoints.
Rich / priced-in 4
m55
Per-share FCF flat despite asset growth
~13.5%/yr share issuance has kept FCF/share unchanged over four years; paying today's price assumes the dilution flywheel re-accelerates, which requires a lower cost of equity than current rates support.
m45
Quality and scarcity already in the multiple
SoCal infill premium is well-understood; REXR has long traded at a premium cap rate to industrial peers. Bull thesis is consensus, not edge.
m40
Refi risk not fully discounted
Leveraged balance sheet rolling into higher rates pressures AFFO/share even as same-store NOI grows; deserved value should reflect a wider discount rate than 2021 comps.
m35
E2E fair value flagged 'Disconnected'
The composite model explicitly signals its output is unreliable; I refuse to lean on any DCF showing big upside when per-share cash flow has not grown.
Fairly valued — I don't see a gap worth underwriting here. The business is real and the assets are scarce, but the per-share story has been quietly stagnant and the market knows it; that's why the stock is at $35 and not $80. I'd need this in the high $20s before the margin of safety covers the dilution drag and refi risk. At $35 it's a hold-quality, not a buy-quality, price.
Verify before trusting this (5)
  • 2024 AFFO/share guidance and dilution pace — is equity issuance slowing?
  • Same-store cash NOI growth trajectory and embedded mark-to-market on in-place rents
  • Debt maturity ladder and weighted cost of new debt vs in-place
  • Recent SoCal industrial private-market cap rates (NAV check)
  • Leasing spreads and tenant retention as logistics demand cools
Two lenses kept deliberately separate — Company Quality is price-agnostic; Valuation is price-conditional. The scores are not blended (yet). Filing-level items (convertibles, lock-ups, customer concentration) are v2 — see each lens's "verify."
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