Dennis Mitchell, CFARoyal Host IncRYL.TODON'T BUYNov 03, 2008
Limited service hotels with big exposure to Western Canada. An older REIT so assets are also older, which is usually the kiss of death for limited service hotels. Also some concerns about management. Have been selling assets and reinvesting into other REIT stocks. Expecting them to report a big loss in Q3.
Hotels. Yield of about 24%. Have a fair amount of capital. Doesn't look like they want to manage the hotel business. High yield but he questions if they are earning it.
Limited service hotels with big exposure to Western Canada. Will be affected by tourism. Expect it will be a 2 to 4 year turnaround for limited service hotels. Feels distribution is in serious jeopardy.
Will become a leveraged play that generates cash flow from a fixed portfolio of real estate, but is used to do other things. Wouldn’t recommend it at these levels as a REIT. As an investment, it has a secure portfolio.
Would prefer Holloway Lodging (HLR.UN-T). COO left and not sure if there are any personnel running this one. Consider this one as I leveraged real estate play rather than a REIT. Owns limited-service hotels, mostly in Western Canada but is currently more of a seller of assets rather than an acquirer.
Owns and operates limited service hotels, mainly in Western Canada. Not really a going concern at this point. Selling a lot of assets. Distributions have been increased in number of times. Not sure what is happening or what their intentions are with regards to Holloway (HLR.UN-T)
Limited service hotels. Big exposure to Western Canada. Sort of in wrap up mode. Sold off the timeshare management and hotel management businesses, so what you are left with is a portfolio of older hotels. Their saving grace is they are based in Western Canada.
This is a lodging REIT focused on limited and full-service hotels, primarily secondary cities in western Canada. In the short to medium-term, expect to see this slowly dismantled.