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    CAP rate or capitalization rate is the ratio of annual rental income of the property over the purchase price. This number is often shown on commercial property listings. So you must know this ja
    According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
    rgon if you want to invest in commercial real estate. It’s commonly a number between 3% to 10%.

    For those who invest in the stock market, cap rate is the equivalence of the inverse of P/E ratio
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    So a cap rate of 5% is equivalent to P/E ratio of 20. The main difference is in real estate the earning is real while it's accounting earning in the stock market where earning can be reinstat
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    d years down the road!

    The higher the CAP rate the higher rental income the property produces and thus the less money you need for down payment. Experienced investors often look at the CAP rat
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    to screen out properties with low rental income. Some investors prefer properties with the cap rate that is higher than the interest rate they pay for the loan. That way they know they collect
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    ore from the tenants than they pay the bank.

    When the property has high vacancy rate, listing brokers often show proforma (or potential) CAP rate instead to catch investors’ attention. Let’s u
    ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
    e the following example to illustrate the point. A property is listed for $1M and is 90% leased. It has gross leases with an actual gross income of $90K/year and $30K of annual expense. Assum
    easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
    ing the proforma income is $110K/year when it’s 100% leased at higher market rent. So 3 different listing brokers could display 3 different CAP rates for the same property:

    • The first broker
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    ay use NOI (Net Operating Income) of $60K/year ($90K of gross income less $30K of expenses) and thus the net CAP rate is 6%. This broker calculates the cap the way it should be.

    • The second b
    and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
    oker may use the gross income of $90K and so the gross CAP rate is 9%.

    • The third broker may want to use the proforma income of $110K to get investors’ attention and thus the proforma CAP rate
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    is 11%!

    So as an investor, you need to know what CAP rate, e.g. net, gross or proforma the broker uses. Otherwise you may offer too much for the property. At the same time, when you tell your
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    broker to look for properties with a certain CAP rate, make sure the broker knows what CAP rate you have in mind.

    The returns of a commercial property investment come from 4 sources: appreciati
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    n, cash flow, i.e. cap rate, depreciation (tax writeoffs), and principal reduction from your mortgage payments. If you invest in the “right” property, the biggest chunk of your investment retur
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    should come from appreciation. There is often a conflict between cap rate and potential for strong appreciation. Properties that offer potential for strong appreciation, e.g. newer properties
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    or ones in good location tend to have lower cap rate. On the other hand, properties that are in poor condition, or have ground lease are much harder to sell. As a result, seller will try to att
    t?

    As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
    act the buyers with a higher cap rate. If you see a property with unusually high cap rate in California, e.g. more than 7%, you should ask yourself “what’s wrong with this property?” Chances
    ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    re you will find a compelling reason why it is so high.

    Is the property with highest cap rate the “best” property? The short answer is no. If investment was that simple, you would not need an
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    investment advisor. Cap rate should be one of the various other factors you consider whether you should invest in a property. It should not be the only factor. Besides, you can improve the cap
    .

    As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
    rate by

    • Increase the occupancy rate.

    • Raise the rent when the current leases expire.

    • Negotiate for leases with annual rent increase.

    • Bring in tenants willing to pay higher rent.

    • Im
    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
    rove the property to attract more upscale tenants.

    • Reduce the expenses not reimbursed by the tenants.

    By doing so, you can increase the cap rate and consequently the value of your investment


    tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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