Takeaway: USDA commodity cold storage data showing no signs of recovery

Ticker: COLD

Headline: Commodity stocks tick down sequentially in Oct. as % of prior year levels

The USDA late last week released its cold storage commodity stock data for October as it relates to Best Idea Short COLD:

  • Updated data presented in Figure 1 below. 
  • Stock levels ticked down a bit sequentially q/q in October to 93% as a % of prior year levels, in a month in which absolute levels increased as part of the typical pre-holiday seasonal build. 
  • The trend looks bad and is showing no signs of sustained recovery despite the easing y/y comps. November will be an equally important month in gauging the pace of throughput recovery, if there is one to be found at this point in the cycle.
  • As a reminder, cold storage commodity stock throughput directly impacts COLD's top line particularly on the services side of the business, saying nothing of increasing wage and margin pressures which just started to appear in 3Q21. We continue to see the most likely scenario as a "kitchen sinking" of FY22 guidance to set a very low bar for the new management team next year.  

Figure 1: Updated USDA Cold Storage Commodity Data

SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.28.21 | (COLD) - Capture5

Source: USDA.gov, Hedgeye

Figure 2: Hedgeye REITs Position Monitor

SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.28.21 | (COLD) - Capture1 

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Figure 3: Hedgeye REITs Sentiment Monitor

SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.28.21 | (COLD) - Capture2

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Figure 4: REIT Style Factor Performance

SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.28.21 | (COLD) - Capture3

SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.28.21 | (COLD) - Capture4

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Prior Notes:

11.23.21 - EVENT REPLAY | WeWork, Inc. (WE) BLACK BOOK

11.23.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.23.21 | (U.S. OFFICE UTILIZATION, WE)

11.21.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.21.21 | (WE)

11.19.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.19.21 | (CUBE)

11.17.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.17.21 | (STYLE FACTOR WORK)

11.16.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.16.21 | (U.S. OFFICE UTILIZATION)

11.15.21 - CUBE ANNOUNCES STABILIZED ACQUISITION | 11.15.21

11.15.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.15.21 | (WE, ILPT)

11.14.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.14.21 | (CUBE, EXR, LSI, NSA)

11.11.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.11.21 | (LSI, NYC CBD OFFICE)

11.10.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.10.21 | (UHAL, CONE, COR, NSA, PSA)

11.9.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.9.21 | (U.S. OFFICE UTILIZATION, SFR)

11.7.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 11.7.21 | (APARTMENT RENTAL RATE TRACKER, POSITION MONITOR UPDATE)

11.4.21 - REIT RECAP | 11.4.21 | AMH 3Q21 RESULTS

11.4.21 - REIT RECAP | 11.4.21 | CUBE 3Q21 RESULTS

11.4.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.4.21 | (COLD, IRM, EARNINGS SURPRISE MONITOR)

11.3.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.2.21 | (LSI, POSITION MONITOR UPDATE)

11.2.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 11.2.21 | (PSA, U.S. OFFICE UTILIZATION)

11.1.21 - REIT RECAP | 11.1.21 | PSA 3Q21 RESULTS

10.31.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 10.31.21 | (3Q21 EARNINGS SURPRISES, POSITION MONITOR)

10.28.21 - REIT RECAP | 10.28.21 | CPT 3Q21 RESULTS

10.28.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.28.21 | (EXR)

10.28.21 - REIT RECAP | 10/28/21 | INVH 3Q21 RESULTS

10.28.21 - REIT RECAP | 10/27/21 | AVB 3Q21 RESULTS

10.27.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.27.21 | (3Q21 Earnings, AVB, EXR, Office)

10.26.21 - REIT RECAP | 10/26/21 | EXR 3Q21 RESULTS

10.26.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.26.21 | (EQR, REXR)

10.25.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 10.24.21 | (POSITION MONITOR)

10.21.21. - REIT RECAP | 10/21/21 | REXR 3Q21 RESULTS

10.20.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.20.21 | (EGP, PLYM, REXR, ILPT)

10.19.21 - VIDEO | American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) Thesis

10.19.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.19.21 | (COLD, SLG, VNO, AMH, U.S. Office Utilization)

10.18.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.18.21 | (PLD)

10.17.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 10.17.21 | (PLD, POSITION MONITOR)

10.15.21 - REIT RECAP | 10/15/21 | PLD 3Q21 RESULTS

10.13.21 - REITS DAILY BRIEF | 10.13.21 | (PLD)

10.10.21 - SUNDAY NIGHT REIT READ | 10.10.21 | (POSITION MONITOR UPDATE)

10.8.21 - BLACK BOOK ROUND-UP | AMERCO (UHAL)

10.7.21 - BEST IDEA ROUND-UP | AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD)

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Rob Simone, CFA
Managing Director
Twitter: @HedgeyeREITs