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Pure Industrial Real Estatetrust TrustAAR.UN.TOHOLDSep 08, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
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.
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.
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.
He likes the industrial sector. In traditional retail you have the Amazon affect. Industrial is the easiest to build. As you see more and more business being done on line you should see this one benefitting. They did a nice job of carving out a niche and should be able to deliver decent dividend growth.
A very high quality income. You are getting a good yield of 6.13%. They have US assets, so you are getting some US exposure. High quality industrial assets will continue to benefit from our US partners. Also, they have a lot of logistics type of tenants, such as FedEx. (Analysts’ price target is $5.91.)
Has been a very successful REIT and the portfolio is pretty good quality, compared to others. What he likes about the industrial market in Canada is that it has been fairly disciplined across the board, and CAP rates have not compressed as much is the retail sector. Also, you are not seeing the overcapacity that you are seeing in office REITs. This is no longer a screaming buy.
This has held up relatively well compared to the broader REIT Index. It has a valuation that is trading at a premium relative to the peer group. The balance sheet is fine. This is more of growth by acquisition, however it is internally managed. You should see some upside with occupancy gains and some rent growth materializing in 2016. However, the upside will be somewhat limited given that the broader real estate sector has sold off and there are better valuations in other parts of the market.