Stock price when the opinion was issued
The trend that has been pushing names like this up, is the e-commerce trend. This is a fantastic company, a little pricey right now. It has done a great job of aligning itself with FedEx. There is going to be a point where that exhausts itself, which is when you can expect the price to pull back. However, there is no reason why you would want to sell a company that is doing so well and was such a good future going forward. It has brought its debt down and its earnings are very steady, and it could be very much a perpetual hold.
A sector that sold off a few years ago, as people were thinking that with less manufacturing there was less industry. Since then we have had a major change in how people shop. There is a lot of online shopping, and this company’s holdings have become hubs for a lot of storage for businesses. One of the leaders in this space, and probably one of the best names in the industrial space.
He likes this company. Real estate has headwinds, but this company has a tailwind because it is industrial. Also, they are buying assets in the US which has extensive corridors with a population base where there would be some desired locations to own in the Midwest and in secondary cities. Yield is around 5%. They are pretty good at what they do. He would like to own this, but at the right price.
The industrial sector in Canada from a REIT perspective has grown dramatically over the last 3-4 years. From his perspective, this is the name you would want to own to get industrial exposure. This has an internalized management team that has proven that over time they have been able to allocate capital effectively so as to grow free cash flow over time. Has a sustainable distribution payout ratio and high quality assets. A big proportion of their assets are exposed to markets like BC where it is difficult to purchase industrial. Also, have exposure to Ontario. Feels the low Cdn$ is going to help manufacturing, which will flow into industrial assets.