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Asset Growth and Stock Performance: Evidence from REITs

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  • David C. Ling
  • Joseph T.L. Ooi
  • Ruoran Xu

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In this article, we examine the impact of asset growth rates on the future stock performance of 308 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs). We observe that fast‐growing REITs tend to underperform slow growing REITs. However, we find evidence that the growth effect is significantly less negative for REITs selling at a premium to net asset value. In addition, we observe the asset growth effect only in the subsample of REITs that engages in equity issuance over the next 12 months. The combined evidence suggests contemporaneous equity dilution, which has not been considered in previous studies, may provide an explanation for the underperformance of fast‐growing firms.

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  • David C. Ling & Joseph T.L. Ooi & Ruoran Xu, 2019. "Asset Growth and Stock Performance: Evidence from REITs," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 47(3), pages 884-927, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:reesec:v:47:y:2019:i:3:p:884-927
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6229.12186
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    1. Chinmoy Ghosh & Milena Petrova, 2021. "The Effect of Legal Environment and Regulatory Structure on Performance: Cross-Country Evidence from REITs," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 63(1), pages 40-81, July.
    2. Zifeng Feng & William G. Hardin & Zhonghua Wu, 2022. "Employee productivity and REIT performance," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 50(1), pages 59-88, March.
    3. Jianfu Shen, 2021. "Distress Risk and Stock Returns on Equity REITs," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 62(3), pages 455-480, April.
    4. Jianfu Shen & Eddie C.M. Hui & Kwokyuen Fan, 2021. "The Beta Anomaly in the REIT Market," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 63(3), pages 414-436, October.
    5. Huerta-Sanchez, Daniel & Jafarinejad, Mohammad & Kim, Dongshin & Soyeh, Kenneth W., 2020. "Disentangling bubbles in equity REITs," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 357-367.
    6. Zifeng Feng & Zhonghua Wu, 2022. "Local Economy, Asset Location and REIT Firm Growth," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 65(1), pages 75-102, July.
    7. Daoju Peng & Jianfu Shen & Simon Yu Kit Fung & Eddie C. M. Hui & Kwokyuen Fan, 2024. "The Valuation Effect and Consequences of Clawback Adoption in Real Estate Investment Trusts," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 68(2), pages 274-317, February.

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