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They own senior care homes, but on a triple net lease structure. They don’t have the risk of operating the buildings. They just own the building and lease it to someone else who manages the operation. Mostly in the US, in the Chicago, Illinois area. Feels it is trading a little bit above NAV, but it gives you a very good yield. The 8.25% yield is very safe.
Mostly American and partly Canadian 3rd party managed long-term seniors care facilities. Advantage of the structure is that all the risks of operating are in the hands of the tenant. They don’t worry about occupancy. They have one master lease that is managing the property. Because of this, they are trading at around the value of their properties, and you should use this as your primary source of return with a little bit of upside. Thinks that they will continue to grow this business. Have always had a higher yield and is currently at 8.9%.
One of the newer IPOs in Canada. Focused on skilled nursing retirement homes in US and Canada. Have done a very good job since their IPO in raising capital, purchasing assets and are poised to bring on developments they’ve have been working on. This has contributed to free cash flow, which has developed into 13% free cash flow growth. Have traded lower because of the sentiment in the REIT sector. Leverage is sustainable. Yield should be sustainable going forward.
Has Canadian as well as US properties for long term senior’s care. A triple net model in that they have one lease to a company, which in turn manages the care. That takes a layer of risk out. Sold his holdings after management started making unilateral changes for their own benefit. There are other ways to play the seniors’ angle. 8.2% yield.
Seniors accommodation, skilled nursing facilities, hospital outpatient accommodation, etc. The US market is much more complicated than what we are familiar with regarding their healthcare system. He has had a lot of difficulty understanding this company’s business. If large companies are having difficulty understanding these businesses, you may have the same difficulty.
What would you recommend for a high end assisted living property investment? It’s a risky call this week because there are a lot of REITs in the sector that focus on assisted living. The 2 he follows are Chartwell (CSH.UN-T) and Healthlease (HLP.UN-T). This is a newer one. So far so good in their performance as a public company but Chartwell is bigger and more diversified. If interest rates went up to 10%, these are going to get hit.